Acton Scott is a Village in the county of Shropshire.

Retail in Acton Scott

There are great places to visit near Acton Scott including some great towns, rivers and streams, castles, ruins, villages, historic buildings and shopping centres.

There are a several good towns in the Acton Scott area like Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Acton Scott include River Clun.

There are a number of castles near Acton Scott including Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.

Ruins to visit near Acton Scott include Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.

Acton Burnell is a great place to visit close to Acton Scott if you like villages.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Acton Scott including Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell.

The area close to Acton Scott boasts some of the best shopping centres including Telford Centre.

Acton Scott History

There are some historic monuments around Acton Scott:

• Churchyard cross in St Cuthbert's churchyard
• Bowl barrow 60m west of Ambleside
• Coston Manor moat
• Castle Farm moat and associated water management features, Cheney Longville
• Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the southern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.
• Motte castle 80m north east of Home Farm
• Botley Stone, a ring cairn on Churchmoor Hill, 600m north-west of Churchmoor Farm.
• Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 180m west of the site of Pole Cottage.
• Bowl barrow on Ashlet Hill, 800m WSW of Longmynd Hotel
• Castle Bank motte and bailey castle, 150m north west of Woolstaston Hall.
• Enclosure on Haddon Hill, 360m north-west of The Batch
• Bowl barrow 500m south-east of Duckley Nap.
• Ratlinghope Hill camp: a slight univallate hillfort, 600m north east of Brow Farm
• Norton Camp: a large multivallate hillfort
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill, 120m north west of Jinlye
• Cross-dyke at Devil's Mouth, west of Burway Hill
• The Mount motte and bailey castle, 120m north east of Hill House Farm
• Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's church.
• Cross-dyke on Barrister's Plain, 800m south east of Narnell's Rock
• Bowl barrow on Round Hill, 650m south-east of the site of Pole Cottage.
• Bowl barrow on the southern end of The Long Mynd, 630m east of Myndtown.
• Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool.
• Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 500m east-south-east of Boiling Well.
• Bowl barrow and a section of boundary bank at Henley Nap
• Castle Hill, 150m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church
• Roman road at Marshbrook
• Brockhurst Castle: a tower keep castle and causeway, 200m south of Brockhurst
• Moat House moated site and an associated fishpond
• Hilltop enclosure and hut circle on the northern end of The Lawley, 250m north of Blackhurst Farm
• Bowl barrow on Round Hill, 80m east of The Port Way.
• Moated site, ridge and furrow cultivation remains, a post-medieval formal garden and pond bays 600m south east of Court Farm, Gretton
• Round cairn on Calf Ridge, 800m east of The Shooting Box
• Bowl barrow 120m south west of Belair
• Dovecote 250m south east of South Hill Farm, Aston Munslow
• Upper Barn moat
• Bowl barrow on Prior's Holt Hill.
• Cheney Longville ringwork
• Cross dyke and hut platform on the summit of The Lawley, 100m south west of OS trig pillar.
• Bowl barrow 640m north west of Lower Darnford
• Bowl barrow 80m north-west of OS trig pillar on Synald's Knoll.
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 700m west of Horderley Farm
• Enclosure and building platform on Nover's Hill, 250m east of Cwmdale Farm
• Stokesay Castle
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead on Wilderley Hill, 470m north west of Sallins Cottage
• Bowl barrow, 540m east of Wildmoor Pool.
• Bowl barrow and section of boundary bank on Duckley Nap, 500m east of Wildmoor Pool.
• Two conjoined ring cairns on Synald's Knoll, 140m north-west of OS trig pillar.
• Castle Ring: a slight univallate hillfort on Stitt Hill, 450m south east of Stitt Cottages
• Shooters Hut disc barrow, 1500m south-west of Duckley Nap.
• Motte castle immediately north east of Church Farm
• Bowl barrow on Synald's Knoll, 1000m south of the Midland Gliding clubhouse.
• Cross-dyke, field bank, ridge and furrow and hut structures 400m south of High Park House
• Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the northern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.
• Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump, 600m south west of Hill House
• Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 100m north-east of Boiling Well.
• Westhope moat and fishpond
• Cross-dyke on Ratlinghope Hill, 740m north of Brow Farm
• Caer Caradoc large multivallate hillfort, associated causeway and Caractacus' Cave on the summit of Caer Caradoc Hill
• Bowl barrow on summit of Bodbury Hill, 100m north-east of Bodbury Ring
• Camp Ring motte and bailey castle, enclosure, fishpond and ridge and furrow 400m east of Culmington Farm
• Bowl barrow 320m north east of Upper Darnford
• Clungunford motte castle 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church
• Robury Ring: a small enclosed settlement on Wentnor Prolley Moor
• Bowl barrow on Synald's Knoll, 520m SSE of the Midland Gliding clubhouse.
• Bowl barrow on Cothercott Hill, 420m east of New Leasowes Farm.
• Bowl barrow on Wildmoor, 200m north-east of the Shooting Box.
• Bowl barrow on Minton Hill, 170m ENE of Yapsel Well.
• Bodbury Ring: a large univallate hillfort on the summit of Bodbury Hill.
• Roman villa 200yds (180m) N of Acton Scott Hall
• Packhorse bridge S of St Peter's Church