Clun Castle

Clun Castle is a medieval ruined castle in Clun, Shropshire, England. Clun Castle was established by the Norman lord Robert de Say after the Norman invasion of England and went on to become an important Marcher lord castle in the 12th century, with an extensive castle-guard system. Owned for many years by the Fitzalan family, Clun played a key part in protecting the region from Welsh attack until it was gradually abandoned as a property in favour of the more luxurious Arundel Castle. The Fitzalans converted Clun Castle into a hunting lodge in the 14th century, complete with pleasure gardens, but by the 16th century the castle was largely ruined. Slighted in 1646 after the English Civil War, Clun remained in poor condition until renovation work in the 1890s.

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• Historic England research records page^@
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  Clun Castle ⓘ
  castle in Clun, Shropshire, England, UK  

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  Croft Castle ⓘ
  castle and historic house museum near Leominster, Herefordshire, England, UK  

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  Powis Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Powys, Wales  

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  Richard's Castle ⓘ
  castle in Herefordshire, England, UK  

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  Wigmore Castle ⓘ
  castle in Herefordshire, England, UK  

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  Ludlow Castle ⓘ
  medieval fortification in Shropshire, England, UK  

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  Montgomery Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Powys, Wales, UK  

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  Dolforwyn Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Powys. Castle  

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  Stokesay Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Shropshire, England, UK  

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  Gregynog Hall ⓘ
  country house in Tregynon, Powys, Wales

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  Walcot Hall ⓘ
  country house in Shropshire, England, UK

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  Abbey Cwmhir Hall Museum ⓘ
  historic house museum

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  Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture ⓘ
  museum in Wales, United Kingdom

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  Berrington Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Herefordshire, England, UK

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  Leominster Museum ⓘ
  Independent museum in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Newtown Textile Museum ⓘ
  museum in Newtown, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Oriel Davies Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Newtown

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  Powys Castle Museum ⓘ
  museum at Powys Castle

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  Rhiw Valley Light Railway ⓘ
  miniature railway in the UK

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  Snailbeach lead mine ⓘ
  mine in Worthen with Shelve, United Kingdom

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  Stokesay Court ⓘ
  Grade II* listed manor house in the parish of Onibury, Shropshire, England, UK

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  The Judge's Lodging ⓘ
  museum in Presteigne

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  The Old Bell Museum ⓘ
  museum in Montgomery, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway ⓘ
  from Welshpool to Llanfair Caereinion, Wales

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  Powysland Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Welshpool, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Ludlow Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ludlow, England, United Kingdom

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  Acton Scott Heritage Farm ⓘ
  farming museum, United Kingdom

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  W H Smith Museum ⓘ
  museum in Newtown

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  Robert Owen Museum ⓘ
  museum in Newtown, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Kington Museum and History Centre ⓘ
  museum in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  House On Crutches Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bishops Castle, England, UK

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  The Thomas Shop Museum ⓘ
  museum in Penybont, Powys, Wales, UK

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  Cloverlands Model Car Museum ⓘ
  museum in Montgomery, Wales, UK

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1066 Ludlow Castle

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1223 Montgomery Castle

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1273 Dolforwyn Castle

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1285 Stokesay Castle

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1874 Powysland Museum

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1955 Ludlow Museum

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1975 Acton Scott Heritage Farm

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1978 W H Smith Museum

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1983 Robert Owen Museum

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1986 Kington Museum and History Centre

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1993 House On Crutches Museum

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2003 The Thomas Shop Museum

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2015 Cloverlands Model Car Museum

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Clun lake and castle "moonlight" (1295145)

Clun castle (1294451)

Clun castle (S.W) (1294964)

Clun castle from the lake (1295149)

Clun Castle - Victorian sketch

Clun Castle 1990

Clun Castle

Clun Castle

Clun Castle

Climbing the steep hill to Clun Castle

• Clun Castle Reappraised - scientific article published in 1994

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Clun Castle	motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Croft Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Powis Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Richard's Castle	motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Wigmore Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1066	Ludlow Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1223	Montgomery Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1273	Dolforwyn Castle	castle, archaeological site, Welsh princes' castles, contour fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1285	Stokesay Castle	castle, historic house museum, fortified manor house	Wikidata
site	garden		Gregynog Hall	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Walcot Hall	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Abbey Cwmhir Hall Museum	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Berrington Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Leominster Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Newtown Textile Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Oriel Davies Gallery	art museum, charitable organization, art gallery	Wikidata
site	museum		Powys Castle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rhiw Valley Light Railway	heritage railway, minimum-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Snailbeach lead mine	lead mine, mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stokesay Court	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Judge's Lodging	organization, community museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Old Bell Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway	heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1874	Powysland Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1955	Ludlow Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Acton Scott Heritage Farm	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	W H Smith Museum	museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Robert Owen Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Kington Museum and History Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	House On Crutches Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	The Thomas Shop Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Cloverlands Model Car Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Clun lake and castle "moonlight" (1295145)		Commons
commons	image		Clun castle (1294451)		Commons
commons	image		Clun castle (S.W) (1294964)		Commons
commons	image		Clun castle from the lake (1295149)		Commons
commons	image		Clun Castle - Victorian sketch		Commons
commons	image		Clun Castle 1990		Commons
commons	image		Clun Castle		Commons
commons	image		Clun Castle		Commons
commons	image		Clun Castle		Commons
commons	image		Climbing the steep hill to Clun Castle		Commons