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The Shropshire Way as it heads north out of the village of Clun. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shropshire_Way

Here is the River Clun at Clun, which the river itself gave the town its namesake.

Couple of houses in the small town of Clun in Shropshire.

Clun's most well-known landmark is their excellent castle, which was founded by Robert de Say after the Norman conquest. The castle became an important Marcher lord castle in the 12th century, and was owned by many years by the Fitzalan family. The family converted the castle into a hunting lodge in the 14th century, but became abandoned around 1415. It has remained in ruins since, as well as being slighted in the English Civil War in 1646. The castle now contains of a great keep and some fragments of towers/walls. Now controlled by English Heritage and owned by the Duke of Norfolk.

Clun's most well-known landmark is their excellent castle, which was founded by Robert de Say after the Norman conquest. The castle became an important Marcher lord castle in the 12th century, and was owned by many years by the Fitzalan family. The family converted the castle into a hunting lodge in the 14th century, but became abandoned around 1415. It has remained in ruins since, as well as being slighted in the English Civil War in 1646. The castle now contains of a great keep and some fragments of towers/walls. Now controlled by English Heritage and owned by the Duke of Norfolk.

Obscure view of the small town of Clun in Shropshire, viewed from a grassy footpath leading up to the remains of Clun Castle.

The ruins and earthworks of Clun Castle are adjacent to the River Clun, which can be seen in the bottom-right of this photo. The great keep at the castle can briefly be seen behind the trees to the left.

Here is the River Clun at Clun, which the river itself gave the town its namesake.

From Castle Street, The Gardens provides access to several properties. The road is also a public footpath which shortly makes a junction with the Shropshire Way long distance path. The small town of Clun is astride the River Clun in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is located some 14 miles northwest of Ludlow and some 5½ miles north of Knighton. There is evidence of settlement in the Neolithic period but the town grew around the site of an Anglo-Saxon church. The Normans built a castle and a new town was laid out, the grid plan of which survives in this tranquil valley.