Little Ness Castle Mound
Located in Little Ness, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°46′21″ N 2°52′45″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 100 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport63 km
- MAN Manchester Airport76 km
About Little Ness Castle Mound
Little Ness Castle Mound is a historic site. Location: Little Ness, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include The Cliffe and Ruyton Castle.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Little Ness Castle Mound
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Alberbury Castle Peter Craine · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Little Ness Castle Mound
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (75 mm)
- Driest month
- July (49 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 70 | 52 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 57 | 49 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 75 |
How to get to Little Ness Castle Mound
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 63 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 31 km to the east.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 63 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 76 kmnortheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 84 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 31 kmeast
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 50 kmnortheast
- Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 53 kmnortheast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 55 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 62 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Little Ness Castle Mound
Within 100 km: 890 historic and cultural sites, 2,471 natural sites, 190 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km231 places
- Newton Mere Lake 14 kmN
- Crose Mere Lake 11 kmN
- Hawkstone lake Lake 20 kmNE
- Reservoir Lake 15 kmSE
25–60 km1,159 places
- The Island Island 58 kmS
- Duckbay Island Island 31 kmNE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 42 kmW
- Llyn Brân Lake 59 kmNW
60–100 km2,161 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 65 kmN
- Formby Beach Beach 89 kmN
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 94 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 86 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
The Cliffe Mountain, Little Ness1.7 km NW
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Ruyton Castle Historic site, Ruyton-XI-Towns2.7 km NW
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Wilcott Castle Mound Historic site, Great Ness3.1 km SW
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Kinton Historic site, Great Ness3.8 km W
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Oliver's Point Mountain, Great Ness2.2 km W
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Little Shrawardine Motte Historic site, Alberbury with Cardeston4.9 km S
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Shrawardine Castle Historic site, Montford4.5 km S
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Fitz Historic site, Pimhill4.5 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Little Ness Village, Little Ness0.1 km S
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Baschurch Village, Baschurch2.5 km NE
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Ruyton-XI-Towns Village, Ruyton-XI-Towns3 km NW
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Milford Village, Little Ness1.7 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources