Caer Caradoc (Chapel Lawn)

This article is about the hillfort near Chapel Lawn. For the better-known hill above Church Stretton, see Caer Caradoc.

Looking towards Caer Caradoc hill fort from Chapel Lawn
View east from Caer Caradoc hill fort
Aerial photo of Caer Caradoc

Caer Caradoc (Chapel Lawn) (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] 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]

3D view of the digital terrain model

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.

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Caer Caradoc: a small multivallate hillfort (1021067)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b 201 Knighton & Presteigne (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.

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

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