Clun Castle
Clun Castle is a medieval ruined castle in Clun, Shropshire, England. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Clun, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Clun Castle: a motte and bailey castle and formal garden earthworks”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clun Town Hall and Church of St George.
Clun Town Hall
Museum
Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clun Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square in Clun, Shropshire, England. The building, which is now used as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building. Clun Town Hall is situated 710 feet east of Clun Castle.
Church of St George
Church
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St George is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Clun Castle.
Sun Inn
Pub
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sun Inn is a pub, which is situated 980 feet east of Clun Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bicton and Whitcott Keysett.
Bicton
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bicton is a hamlet in southwest Shropshire, England, one mile north of Clun. The short River Unk passes through the hamlet. In previous centuries it was a township in the Clun division of the hundred of Clun.
Whitcott Keysett
Hamlet
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitcott Keysett is a hamlet in South Shropshire, England. It is located two miles northwest of the small town of Clun. The western half of the settlement lies in the civil parish of Newcastle-on-Clun whilst the eastern half lies in Clun. Whitcott Keysett is situated 2 miles northwest of Clun Castle.
Clunton
Village
Photo: Rog Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clunton is a village in south Shropshire, England, to the east of the small town of Clun. Clunton is situated 2½ miles east of Clun Castle.
Clun Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Clun, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.42155° or 52° 25′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.03287° or 3° 1′ 58″ westElevation
620 feet (189 metres)Operator
English HeritageOpen location code
9C4RCXC8+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 692626084OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Clun Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Clun Castle”
- Chinese: “克蘭城堡”
- Danish: “Clun Castle”
- German: “Clun Castle”
- Japanese: “クラン城”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Clun Castle”
- Norwegian: “Clun Castle”
- Swedish: “Clun Castle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hightown and Waterloo.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Spar and Clun Castle Car Park.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Clun Castle”. Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.