2-632-480 - Historic England/Heritage Images

Detail of a carved head on the 17th century gatehouse corner post, Stokesay Castle, Shropshire, c2000s(?). Stokesay Castle is the finest and best-preserved 13th century fortified manor house in England. It was fortified by Lawrence de Ludlow, a wool merchant, who died in 1294. In recent centuries the house was occupied by tenants and so avoided significant alteration.