Blackdown Rings

#2290 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles, View point

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The Blackdown Rings are the earthworks of an Iron Age hill fort near the hamlet of Hazelwood in Devon, England. The fort is situated on a hilltop approximately 185 metres above sea level, in a commanding position above the River Avon. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°21'15"N, 3°48'1"W

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Blackdown Rings – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Totnes Castle, St Mary's Church, Totnes Museum, Devonshire Collection of Period Costume.

7.2 miNE
Historical place, View point, Forts and castles
Totnes Castle, Totnes
184 min walk • Totnes Castle is one of the best preserved examples of a Norman motte and bailey castle in England. It is situated in the town of Totnes on the River Dart in Devon. The surviving stone keep and curtain wall date from around the 14th century. From after the Norman Conquest of 1066 it was the caput of the Feudal barony of Totnes.
7.3 miNE
Church
St Mary's Church, Totnes
186 min walk • St Mary's Church, Totnes is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in Totnes, Devon.
7.3 miNE
Museum, Town, History museum
Totnes Museum, Totnes
187 min walk • Totnes Museum is a local museum in the town of Totnes, south Devon, in southwest England. The museum is housed in a Grade I listed Elizabethan merchant's house that was built c.1575 for the Kelland family. The house still has many original features.
7.2 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Fashion museum
Devonshire Collection of Period Costume, Totnes
185 min walk • The Devonshire Collection of Period Costume is a collection of historic costumes housed in the Totnes Fashion and Textiles Museum in the town of Totnes, south Devon, in southwest England.
7.3 miNE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Totnes Guildhall, Totnes
187 min walk • Totnes Guildhall is a 16th-century Tudor historic guildhall, magistrate's court, and prison, in the town of Totnes, south Devon, in southwest England. It is a Grade I listed building.
7.3 miNE
Cinema, Monastery
Totnes Priory, Totnes
186 min walk • Totnes Priory was a priory at Totnes in south Devon, England. It was founded by Juhel de Totnes, feudal baron of Totnes.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Butterdon Hill, Dartmoor National Park
147 min walk • Butterdon Hill is on Dartmoor, in southwest England. The remains of a small stone circle and a stone row can be found on the summit. The name Butterdon is believed to derive an Old English word for "pasture".
3.8 miSW
Area
South Efford Marsh, South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
97 min walk • South Efford Marsh is a nature reserve of the Devon Wildlife Trust. It is situated by the River Avon, about 0.5 miles south-west of the village of Aveton Gifford, in Devon, England.
7.3 miNE
Monastery
Totnes Trinitarian Priory, Totnes
186 min walk • Totnes Trinitarian Priory, also known as the Trinitarian hospital of Warland was a medieval monastic house in the town of Totnes in Devon, England. It was founded in 1271, and dissolved in 1509. Parts of the priory's chapel still remain as ruins.
4.7 miS
50°17'14"N • 3°46'41"W
Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum, Kingsbridge
121 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
2.6 miS
Forest
Fosse Copse, South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
66 min walk • Fosse Copse is a woodland in Devon, England, near the village of Loddiswell. It covers a total area of 1.88 hectares on the west facing slope of the Avon Valley. It is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. There is no public access.