Clare Castle

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Clare Castle is a ruin near the town of Clare in Suffolk, England.

All that remains of the castle, after which the powerful Norman de Clare family was named, is a high mound, with a ruined tower. The extensive earth ramparts, which cover about twenty acres, have now been developed into a country park, called Clare Castle Country Park. William the Conqueror granted the area to Richard Fitz Gilbert after the invasion in 1066. The de Clare family later had large holdings in south Wales and Thomond in North Munster.

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  • BBC site [1] showing 360 degree panoramic view of and from the site of Clare Castle.
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