What is recorded here
Clun Castle is shown as a castle on the public map of Shropshire. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Clun Castle was built by the de Lacy family in the late 11th or early 12th century. It is important as a well-preserved example of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle and as a key defensive site in the border region between England and Wales.
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Places near here
Remains of Clun CastleListed building · 92 yd
Castle CottageListed building · 143 yd
Milestone in ClunMonument or public art · 230 yd
Trinity Hospital (almshouses)Heritage attraction · 541 yd
Old Milestone by the A488, west of Guilden Down, ClunMonument or public art · 1595 yd
Clun HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Radnor Wood EarthworksArchaeological place · 1.4 mi
Radnor WoodWood · 1.5 mi
Pen-Y-Wern HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route · 3.0 mi
Dragon sculpturePublic sculpture · 3.1 mi
Motte castle and associated settlement remains 150m NNW of Lower Down FarmScheduled monument · 3.3 miOther information
Photo: Jeff Buck · CC BY-SA 2.0