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:
Cnwclas Castle Camp on Llanfair HillOffa's Dyke: section 400m north and 170m east of Selley HallBowl barrow on Acton Bank, 170m north of Acton HouseCaer Caradoc: a small multivallate hillfortClun Castle: a motte and bailey castle and formal garden earthworksRockhill EarthworkOffa's Dyke: section 475m north east of Nether SkyborryOffa's Dyke: section 890m north west and 320m west of Little SelleyOffa's Dyke: section 575m north west of MyndtownMotte castle and associated settlement remains 150m NNW of Lower Down FarmOffa's Dyke: section 650m east of Cwm-sanahamMotte castle at Colebatch, 100m north of LagdenOffa's Dyke: section 90m south of BrynorganBowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of MyndtownStanage Mound & Bailey CastleBowl barrow 300m south of SkyborryRadnor Wood CampBowl barrow 500m north of The Oak FarmBowl barrow 390m south east of Stanley CottageRecumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill, 150m south east of a ring cairnSmall enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement and adjacent cultivation remains, 450m north west of Cwm FarmSmall enclosed settlement in Knuck WoodOffa's Dyke: section 175m east of Cefn BronyddRing cairn on the summit of Pen-y-wern HillBury Ditches, a small multivallate hillfort on the summit of SunnyhillColstey Bank Iron Age enclosureOffa's Dyke: section 430m north east of Middle Knuck FarmBicton DitchesBicton motte and bailey castleOffa's Dyke: section 730m south east of The Yew TreeOffa's Dyke: section 400m east of Cwm FarmOffa's Dyke: section on the western slope of Llanfair Hill, 1.4km south west of BurfieldOffa's Dyke: section 1600yds (1460m) long, N from St John the Baptist's Church to River UnkOffa's Dyke: section 400m south west of Springhill FarmStanding stone 350yds (320m) SE of Whitcott Keysett.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) |
