2021

SO2980 : Clun Castle

taken 3 years ago, near to Clun, Shropshire, England

This is 1 of 48 images, with title Clun Castle in this square
Clun Castle
Clun Castle
The Great Tower on the left, with two flanking half-round towers to the right. The Great Tower was at least 28 metres (90 feet) high, and built in about 1300, it was deliberately designed to look like a Norman keep.
Clun Castle sits on a natural rocky mound in a loop of the river Clun.
It was founded shortly after the Norman Conquest, the castle and the nearby settlement prospered in the 13th century thanks to the management of the Fitzalan family. It was used as a hunting lodge in the 14th century, but was increasingly neglected, and by 1539 the castle was reported as ruinous.

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SO2980, 271 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 9 May, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 11 May, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 298 809 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:25.3211N 3:1.9965W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 298 809
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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