Clun Castle, Clun

Name: Clun Castle
Address: Enfield Street, Clun, SY7 8JT, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 370 333 1181

#1 among attractions in Clun

Top attraction, Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture

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Clun Castle is a ruined castle in the small town of Clun, Shropshire. Clun Castle was established by the Norman lord Robert de Say after the Norman invasion of England and went on to become an important Marcher lord castle in the 12th century, with an extensive castle-guard system. Owned for many years by the Fitzalan family, Clun played a key part in protecting the region from Welsh attack until it was gradually abandoned as a property in favour of the more luxurious Arundel Castle. The Fitzalans converted Clun Castle into a hunting lodge in the 14th century, complete with pleasure gardens, but by the 16th century the castle was largely ruined. Slighted in 1646 after the English Civil War, Clun remained in poor condition until renovation work in the 1890s. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°25'19"N, 3°2'1"W

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Enfield StreetClun SY7 8JT United Kingdom

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+44 370 333 1181

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Clun Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Offa's Dyke, Clun Bridge, Hopton Castle, Three Tuns Brewery.

5.4 miS
Visitor center, Ruins
Offa's Dyke, Knighton
139 min walk • Offa's Dyke is a large linear earthwork that roughly follows the border between England and Wales. The structure is named after Offa, the Anglo-Saxon king of Mercia from AD 757 until 796, who is traditionally believed to have ordered its construction.
~920 ftSE
Bridge
Clun Bridge, Clun
5 min walk • Clun Bridge is a historical bridge in the small town of Clun, Shropshire, England dating from 1450 which crosses over the River Clun.
4.6 miE
Forts and castles
Hopton Castle
119 min walk • Hopton Castle is situated in the village of the same name which lies approximately halfway between Knighton and Craven Arms, in the English county of Shropshire. Hopton Castle featured in the British TV series Time Team in 2010.
5.2 miN
Nightlife, Brewery
Three Tuns Brewery, Bishop's Castle
134 min walk • The Three Tuns Brewery in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England was established in 1642 on its current site, making it the oldest licensed brewery site in Britain.
4.5 miE
Church
St Swithun's Church
115 min walk • St Swithun's Church is in the village of Clunbury, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Clun Forest, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with those of St Mary, Bedstone, St Cuthbert, Clungunford, St Mary, Clunton, and St Edward, Hopton Castle.
3.3 miS
Forts and castles
Caer Caradoc
84 min walk • Caer Caradoc is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in the south-west of the English county of Shropshire, near the town of Clun. It overlooks the village of Chapel Lawn.
2.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Bury Ditches
64 min walk • Bury Ditches is a British Iron Age hill fort between Clun and Bishop's Castle in the Shropshire Hills of central England.
5.3 miE
Hill
Burrow, Craven Arms
135 min walk • Burrow is a hill in Shropshire with an Iron Age hill fort at the summit known as Burrow Camp. The nearest villages are Hopesay and Aston-on-Clun. It includes a large number of hut platforms, and two natural springs. At 15:45 on 13 September 1943 a Vickers Wellington crashed on the hill.
5.2 miNW
Forest
Clun Forest, Clun
133 min walk • Clun Forest is a remote, rural area of open pastures, moorland and mixed deciduous/coniferous woodland in the southwest part of the English county of Shropshire and also just over the border into Powys, Wales.
5.4 miS
History museum, Museum
Knighton Community Centre, Knighton
139 min walk • Knighton Community Centre is a venue situated in the Powys/Shropshire border town of Knighton. It is Knighton's largest venue with a current standing capacity for 650 and a seated capacity of 450.
6.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Brampton Bryan Castle
175 min walk • Brampton Bryan Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the small village of Brampton Bryan in north-western Herefordshire, England, 50m south of the River Teme.