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:
Small enclosed settlement in Knuck WoodBury Ditches, a small multivallate hillfort on the summit of SunnyhillOffa's Dyke: section 400m north and 170m east of Selley HallMotte castle and associated settlement remains 150m NNW of Lower Down FarmRing cairn on the summit of Pen-y-wern HillStanding stone 350yds (320m) SE of Whitcott KeysettOffa's Dyke: section 400m south west of Springhill FarmClun Castle: a motte and bailey castle and formal garden earthworksOffa's Dyke: section 1600yds (1460m) long, N from St John the Baptist's Church to River UnkStanage Mound & Bailey CastleBicton DitchesBowl barrow 500m north of The Oak FarmRadnor Wood CampOffa's Dyke: section 475m north east of Nether SkyborryRockhill EarthworkBowl barrow 300m south of SkyborryCaer Caradoc: a small multivallate hillfortBowl barrow on Acton Bank, 170m north of Acton HouseOffa's Dyke: section 90m south of BrynorganOffa's Dyke: section 575m north west of MyndtownMotte castle at Colebatch, 100m north of LagdenBowl barrow 390m south east of Stanley CottageCnwclas Castle Offa's Dyke: section 890m north west and 320m west of Little SelleyCamp on Llanfair HillOffa's Dyke: section 650m east of Cwm-sanahamSmall enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement and adjacent cultivation remains, 450m north west of Cwm FarmOffa's Dyke: section 400m east of Cwm FarmColstey Bank Iron Age enclosureOffa's Dyke: section 430m north east of Middle Knuck FarmOffa's Dyke: section 730m south east of The Yew TreeBicton motte and bailey castleRecumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill, 150m south east of a ring cairnBowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of MyndtownOffa's Dyke: section 175m east of Cefn BronyddOffa's Dyke: section on the western slope of Llanfair Hill, 1.4km south west of Burfield.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) |
