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Clungunford motte castle 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church

Scheduled monument
Clungunford motte castle 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church
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Clungunford motte castle stands 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church in Shropshire, recorded as a scheduled monument. The earthwork still marks the site of a fortified place, though no standing wall remains to prove its shape. A person may have watched the valley from that height, judged danger by shadow and silence, and lived under rules now lost. The castle is remembered through protection rather than display, keeping its edge sharp instead of explaining itself away.
The National Heritage List for England records Clungunford motte castle 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Clungunford motte castle, located 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church, was likely built in the 12th century by a local Norman lord following the Norman conquest of England. It is remembered as an example of early medieval military architecture and as evidence of Norman settlement in the region.

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