Prehistoric man first settled in Clun, indeed the Town Hall's
small museum contains the partly cremated remains of a Bronze
Age inhabitant, plans of nearby Iron Age hill forts and tools
and weapons found locally.Clun today, matches its description
in poet A.E.Houseman's famous verse from A Shropshire Lad:
'Clunton and Clunbury, Clungunford and Clun, are the quietest
places under the sun.'
Locals have often changed 'quietest' to 'wickedest', or 'drunkenest'.
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Standing
gaunt and impressive among grass covered earthworks, the
remains of the castle stand at the point where the River
Link flows into the River Clun. Built around 1100 by Roger
De Say, the commanding views over his former estates are
truly impressive.
A place of refuge in turbulent times, the massive pyramid
- roofed Norman tower of St.George's dominates the view
from the medieval bridge at the bottom of Church Street.
Believed to stand on Saxon foundations, the roof is a 17th
century addition.
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