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:
Clun Castle: a motte and bailey castle and formal garden earthworksMotte castle and associated settlement remains 150m NNW of Lower Down FarmOffa's Dyke: section 730m south east of The Yew TreeMotte castle at Colebatch, 100m north of LagdenOffa's Dyke: section 90m south of BrynorganBicton DitchesSmall enclosed settlement in Knuck WoodStanding stone 350yds (320m) SE of Whitcott KeysettOffa's Dyke: section 400m north and 170m east of Selley HallBowl barrow 300m south of SkyborryBowl barrow 390m south east of Stanley CottageRecumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill, 150m south east of a ring cairnOffa's Dyke: section on the western slope of Llanfair Hill, 1.4km south west of BurfieldOffa's Dyke: section 475m north east of Nether SkyborryOffa's Dyke: section 175m east of Cefn BronyddBicton motte and bailey castleOffa's Dyke: section 400m east of Cwm FarmStanage Mound & Bailey CastleBowl barrow 500m north of The Oak FarmOffa's Dyke: section 1600yds (1460m) long, N from St John the Baptist's Church to River UnkRing cairn on the summit of Pen-y-wern HillOffa's Dyke: section 575m north west of MyndtownOffa's Dyke: section 400m south west of Springhill FarmColstey Bank Iron Age enclosureBury Ditches, a small multivallate hillfort on the summit of SunnyhillBowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of MyndtownOffa's Dyke: section 650m east of Cwm-sanahamCaer Caradoc: a small multivallate hillfortRockhill EarthworkRadnor Wood CampCamp on Llanfair HillCnwclas Castle Small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement and adjacent cultivation remains, 450m north west of Cwm FarmOffa's Dyke: section 890m north west and 320m west of Little SelleyBowl barrow on Acton Bank, 170m north of Acton HouseOffa's Dyke: section 430m north east of Middle Knuck Farm.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) |
