Last night, for a change I thought I would have a bit of a ride out on the bike and knock off another castle in the ABR2016 Castle challenge. Stokesay castle near Ludlow was the main target - about 60 miles away so a nice little bimble over to Whitchurch then the A49 to Shrewsbury then Craven Arms etc. one of my old biking stomping grounds - I had forgotten how much I love that part of Shropshire. So. Stokesay castle bagged plus Acton Burnell and Morton Corbrett castles which don't count but make the castle log look more impressive. One bummer was that Acton Burnell was closed so all I could do was take a pic of the "To The Castle" sign.
All in 135 miles. Not bad for an evening ride out:

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Stokesay castle

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Its says so on the tin

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Acton Burnell. Just what time is dusk? The sun was still shining at 20:35

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Is this the old Castle?

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Or this? About 20m apart.
6 Castles now confirmed - Still very much an underling though in the medieval hierarchy..