Caer Caradoc (Chapel Lawn)

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

3D view of the digital terrain model

Looking towards Caer Caradoc hill fort from Chapel Lawn

View east from Caer Caradoc hill fort

Aerial photo of Caer Caradoc

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. 201 Knighton & Presteigne (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
3. "Ancient Worlds - The legend of Caractacus". Archived from the original on 22 August 2021.Identifying description "Caer Caradoc near Clun".

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