Clun Castle
Introduction
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Clun Castle
Image: © Fabian Musto Taken: 23 Apr 2021
Taken from a track that leads to Riverlea Cottage off the A488 road. The castle was founded by Robert de Say after the Norman conquest, and became an important Marcher lord castle in the 12th century; it was owned by many years by the Fitzalan family. The family converted the castle into a hunting lodge in the 14th century, and became abandoned around 1415. It has remained in ruins since, and it was slighted in the English Civil War in 1646. The castle now contains of a great keep and some fragments of towers/walls, and is now managed by English Heritage and owned by the Duke of Norfolk.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.423468
Longitude
-3.031985