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Clun Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Clun, Shropshire, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The castle comprises a substantial mounded earthwork surrounded by defensive ditches and bailey enclosures, typical of early Norman military architecture in the Welsh Marches. The site also exhibits formal garden earthworks of later date, indicating periods of residential occupation and development beyond its initial military function. The castle represents an important example of Norman frontier fortification strategy in the region, commanding the River Clun valley.
Clun Castle: a motte and bailey castle and formal garden earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011021. View the official record →
Clun Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Clun, Shropshire, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011021.
Clun Castle: a motte and bailey castle and formal garden earthworks is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011021.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caer Caradoc: a small multivallate hillfort (5.3 km), Offa's Dyke: section 650m east of Cwm-sanaham (6 km), Offa's Dyke: section 475m north east of Nether Skyborry (7.1 km).
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