Bury Ditches
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Bury Ditches is a British Iron Age hill fort between Clun and Bishop's Castle in the Shropshire Hills of central England. ()
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Nearby attractions include: Clun Castle, Clun Bridge, Hopton Castle, Three Tuns Brewery.
Forts and castles, Romanesque architectureClun Castle, Clun
64 min walk • 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.
BridgeClun Bridge, Clun
64 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.
Forts and castlesHopton Castle
111 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.
Nightlife, BreweryThree Tuns Brewery, Bishop's Castle
84 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.
ChurchSt Swithun's Church
85 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.
Forts and castlesCaer Caradoc
129 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.
ChurchSt Mary
98 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Hopesay, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Clun Forest, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
HillBurrow, Craven Arms
86 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.
Forts and castlesCheney Longville Castle, Craven Arms
143 min walk • Cheney Longville Castle was in the village of Cheney Longville to the north of Craven Arms, Shropshire. It is a much restored 14th century fortified manor house.
Nature, Natural attraction, ForestRadnor Wood, Clun
44 min walk • Radnor Wood is a small forest east of the small town of Clun, Shropshire, England covering an area of 1.5 km². The wood can be easily accessed via the B4368 which passes through Clun and to the south of the forest.
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