Caer Caradoc (Chapel Lawn)
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] and 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]
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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
[edit ]- ^ Historic England. "Caer Caradoc: a small multivallate hillfort (1021067)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ a b 201 Knighton & Presteigne (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
- ^ a b "Ancient Worlds - The legend of Caractacus". Archived from the original on 22 August 2021.Identifying description "Caer Caradoc near Clun".
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