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Caer Caradoc (Chapel Lawn)

Coordinates: 52°22′34″N 3°00′54″W / 52.376045°N 3.014938°W / 52.376045; -3.014938
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Caer Caradoc (Welsh – Caer Caradog) is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument[1] in the south-west of the English county of Shropshire, near the town of Clun. It overlooks the village of Chapel Lawn[2] and lies within a loop of the River Redlake.[3] It is located within an area of Open Access land and can be reached via a public footpath between the farms of Wax Hall to the west and Bryncambric to the east.[2]

This hill fort has the same name as another, Caer Caradoc near Church Stretton, also in Shropshire but 16 miles (26 km) to the north-east. Like the latter, it has also been claimed to have been the site of Caratacus' last battle against the Roman occupation of Britain.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Caer Caradoc: a small multivallate hillfort (1021067)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 201 Knighton & Presteigne (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ancient Worlds - The legend of Caractacus". Archived from the original on 22 August 2021.Identifying description "Caer Caradoc near Clun".

52°22′34″N 3°00′54″W / 52.376045°N 3.014938°W / 52.376045; -3.014938

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