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looking east towards The Mount
©Andrew Longton
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Shobdon Hill Wood in the distance
©Raymond Perry
Dist:0.6km west<br/>Looking North along the valley above Lingen
©Raymond Perry
Dist:1.0km east<br/>From the lane north of Lingen looking north-east to The Mount and Deerfold Cottage on its flank.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:1.0km north<br/>looking north-west along the lane from Birtley Cross
©Andrew Longton
Dist:1.0km south<br/>looking north
©Andrew Longton
Dist:1.0km northeast<br/>Scattered houses make up this little community. Looking north-east along the road to Letton with a left turn for Birtley village. In the distance is the wooded hillside of Wigmore Rolls.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:1.0km south<br/>From the castle field looking northwards towards The Mount. The footpath is indicated by the stile and then crosses the next field for a meeting point of five public footpaths. The white house on the scarp slope in the distance is Deerfold Cottage.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:1.2km northeast<br/>Row of houses, Newton
©Richard Webb
Dist:1.2km south<br/>View north-east to the final row of cottages in the village. Despite the extensions, this cottage retains some character.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:1.2km east<br/>Limestone quarry, now overgrown, above Deerfold Cottage.
©Richard Webb
Dist:1.3km northeast<br/>Newton is simply a farm and row of terraced houses.
©Richard Webb
Dist:1.3km south<br/>Water-filled depression west of the motte, which could be winter rainwater rather than a permanent pond. Mostly frozen over in this February view.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:1.3km south<br/>Not much to see except the motte and some other lower earthworks in a field north of the church. http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/castles/castlesdata_az/lingencastle.htm
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:1.3km south<br/>View north from the churchyard to the porch. The stone parts of the tower and the benches date from the 16th century, but today's building is mainly as a result of the major renovation in 1891.
©Trevor Rickard

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