Remains of Shrawardine Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1958. Castle.

Remains of Shrawardine Castle

WRENN ID
gentle-flue-swallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 June 1958
Type
Castle
Address
Remains of Shrawardine Castle, Montford
OS grid reference
SJ 400 153
Coordinates
52.73269, -2.88915
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of Shrawardine Castle date back to the 12th century. Constructed from red sandstone rubble, there are also fragments of dressed sandstone. The site features the remnants of a shell keep situated on a motte. The motte and bailey were established before 1165. The castle was slighted in 1644.

Local climate

Remains of Shrawardine Castle receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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