Remains Of Clun Castle

The remains of Clun Castle date from between 1090 and 1110, with 13th-century additions made by the Fitzallans. The structure is built from coursed limestone rubble, featuring roughly squared facing and sandstone ashlar dressings. The site includes extensive earthworks, with a motte to the west and three baileys to the east. The ruins are situated on the motte, with the keep located to the north, a pair of 13th-century semi-circular curtain wall towers to the west, and a fragment of wall to the south.

The keep has walls remaining on the north, west, and east sides, with a basement and three storeys. It features wide clasping buttresses and a battered basement on the north side, along with scattered round-arched openings on each floor. The towers consist of fragments of semi-circular structures, with the southern tower displaying two dressed stone arches on its north side. There is also a small fragment of the curtain wall to the south.

The castle was constructed alongside a planned town to the east and is positioned high above a bend in the River Clun, near where it meets the River Unk. The strategic importance of the site is evident from the views available from the surrounding hills, particularly from the Clun valley to the west.