Clun Castle

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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A motte-and-bailey castle once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in Shropshire. It is one of 40 motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide lists in the county. It sits inside the Shropshire Hills National Landscape.

Other castles nearby include Hopton Castle, Cnwclas Castle and Lower Lea tower keep. The nearest railway station is Knucklas, 8.1 km to the south-west.

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