Caer Caradoc - Chapel Lawn

Caer Caradoc - Chapel Lawn
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Also known as: Caer Caradoc, Caer Caradoc (Chapel Lawn), Caer Caradoc, Church Stretton, Caer Caradoc large multivallate hillfort, associated causeway and Caractacus' Cave on the summit of Caer Caradoc Hill

Iron Age hillfort and Scheduled Monument near Clun in south-west Shropshire, overlooking Chapel Lawn within a loop of the River Redlake [1]. Like its namesake near Church Stretton, it is traditionally associated with the last stand of the British chieftain Caratacus against Rome around AD 50 [1] [2] [3].

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates52.3762° N, 3.0149° W

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