- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 223 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport75 km
- BHX Birmingham Airport87 km
About Caus Castle
Caus Castle is a historic site. Location: Westbury, Shropshire.
Caus Castle is a ruin of a hill fort and medieval castle in the civil parish of Westbury in the English county of Shropshire. It is situated up on the eastern foothills of the Long Mountain guarding the route from Shrewsbury, Shropshire to Montgomery, Powys, on the border between England and Wales. It was destroyed during the English Civil War and has been in ruins since.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Caus Castle
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Long Mountain John Firth · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Breidden Hill John Haynes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Alberbury Castle Peter Craine · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Caus Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 105 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (111 mm)
- Driest month
- July (62 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 107 | 78 | 85 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 62 | 78 | 87 | 96 | 105 | 111 |
How to get to Caus Castle
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 75 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 36 km to the east.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 75 kmnorth
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 87 kmeast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 90 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 36 kmeast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 59 kmeast
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 63 kmnortheast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 64 kmeast
- Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 66 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Caus Castle
Within 100 km: 896 historic and cultural sites, 2,574 natural sites, 178 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km350 places
- Crose Mere Lake 25 kmN
- Reservoir Lake 16 kmE
- Sweat Mere Lake 25 kmNE
- Stiperstones Mountain 10 kmS
25–60 km1,259 places
- The Island Island 48 kmS
- Ynys Goediog Island 59 kmNW
- Duckbay Island Island 45 kmNE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 38 kmNW
60–100 km2,039 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 76 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 82 kmW
- Hilbre Island Island 82 kmN
- Ynys Gifftan Island 79 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Caus Castle Mountain, Westbury<0.1 km SE
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Aston Rogers Pond House Historic site, Worthen with Shelve1.4 km SE
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Hawcocks Farm Ringwork Historic site, Westbury1.2 km E
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Marche Hall Historic site, Westbury3 km N
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Aston Hill Mountain, Westbury1.7 km SW
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Bretchel The Beacon Historic site, Alberbury with Cardeston4 km N
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Hargrave Bank Mountain, Westbury3 km NW
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Wollaston Ceasers Camp Historic site, Alberbury with Cardeston4.4 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Westbury Village, Westbury2.5 km NE
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Winsley Village, Westbury1.5 km E
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Mondaytown Village, Worthen with Shelve1 km SE
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Worthen Village, Worthen with Shelve3.3 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources