Clun by Arthur S
Clun
Clun is in Shropshire Hills AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 10 June 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Clun
Local History around Clun
There are some historic monuments around including:
Radnor Wood CampOffa's Dyke: section 90m south of BrynorganSmall enclosed settlement in Knuck WoodMotte castle and associated settlement remains 150m NNW of Lower Down FarmBowl barrow 300m south of SkyborryCamp on Llanfair HillOffa's Dyke: section 575m north west of MyndtownRing cairn on the summit of Pen-y-wern HillOffa's Dyke: section 400m east of Cwm FarmRockhill EarthworkOffa's Dyke: section on the western slope of Llanfair Hill, 1.4km south west of BurfieldBicton motte and bailey castleBury Ditches, a small multivallate hillfort on the summit of SunnyhillOffa's Dyke: section 400m south west of Springhill FarmOffa's Dyke: section 890m north west and 320m west of Little SelleyOffa's Dyke: section 650m east of Cwm-sanahamRecumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill, 150m south east of a ring cairnColstey Bank Iron Age enclosureMotte castle at Colebatch, 100m north of LagdenBicton DitchesBowl barrow on Acton Bank, 170m north of Acton HouseBowl barrow 500m north of The Oak FarmSmall enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement and adjacent cultivation remains, 450m north west of Cwm FarmOffa's Dyke: section 400m north and 170m east of Selley HallCnwclas Castle Standing stone 350yds (320m) SE of Whitcott KeysettBowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of MyndtownBowl barrow 390m south east of Stanley CottageOffa's Dyke: section 1600yds (1460m) long, N from St John the Baptist's Church to River UnkStanage Mound & Bailey CastleClun Castle: a motte and bailey castle and formal garden earthworksOffa's Dyke: section 475m north east of Nether SkyborryOffa's Dyke: section 430m north east of Middle Knuck FarmCaer Caradoc: a small multivallate hillfortOffa's Dyke: section 175m east of Cefn BronyddOffa's Dyke: section 730m south east of The Yew Tree.Wildlife in and Around Clun
Mammals found in Clun
There have been 35 species of mammals recorded in the clun area.
| (Large White Pig (Original Population)) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
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Birds found in Clun
There have been 119 species of birds recorded in the clun area.
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
