Priddy Circles, Cheddar

#12 among attractions in Cheddar

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Priddy Circles are a linear arrangement of four circular earthwork enclosures near the village of Priddy on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The circles have been listed as Scheduled Ancient Monuments, and described as 'probable Neolithic ritual or ceremonial monuments similar to a henge'. ()

Coordinates: 51°16'21"N, 2°39'38"W

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Cheddar United Kingdom

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Priddy Circles – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Swildon's Hole, Stock Hill, Chancellor's Farm, Priddy Nine Barrows.

1.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Swildon's Hole
28 min walk • Swildon's Hole is an extensive cave in Priddy, Somerset. At 9,144 metres in length, it is the longest cave on the Mendip Hills. It has been found to be connected to Priddy Green Sink and forms part of the Priddy Caves Site of Special Scientific Interest. The upper series of the cave compresses many features into a relatively short space.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Stock Hill
28 min walk • Stock Hill is a Forestry Commission plantation on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. It lies to the south of the B3135 which runs from Cheddar Gorge to Green Ore and is the largest woodland on the Mendip plateau. A number of wide rides run through the forest.
1 miW
Protected area
Chancellor's Farm, Priddy Mineries
25 min walk • Chancellor's Farm is a 34.2-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest just north of Priddy in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1984.
0.8 miS
Archaeological site
Priddy Nine Barrows
20 min walk • Priddy Nine Barrows Cemetery and Ashen Hill Barrow Cemetery are a collection of round barrows, dating from the Bronze Age, near Priddy in the English county of Somerset. They are designated as ancient monuments.
1.2 miS
Natural attraction, Hill
Priddy Pools, Priddy Mineries
30 min walk • Priddy Pools is a 52.7-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Priddy in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1972. The pools provided the water supply for the Priddy Mineries which is now a Nature Reserve.
1.1 miSW
Church
Church of St Lawrence, Cheddar
28 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Lawrence at Priddy, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century, with some rebuilding in the 15th century and was restored in 1881–88; it is a Grade I listed building.
0.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Wurt Pit and Devil's Punchbowl, Cheddar
16 min walk • Wurt Pit and Devil's Punchbowl is a 0.2 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest between East Harptree and the Priddy Circles in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1987.
1.4 miNE
Tower
Smitham Chimney, Cheddar
36 min walk • Smitham Chimney is a chimney which was used for lead mining just outside the village of East Harptree, in the parish of Priddy, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The circular chimney has two types of red brick in its upper portion. There is a narrow opening at the base of the chimney.