Blackdown Rings
#2290 among destinations in the United Kingdom
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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. ()
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Nearby attractions include: Totnes Castle, St Mary's Church, Totnes Museum, Devonshire Collection of Period Costume.
7.2 miNEHistorical place, View point, Forts and castlesTotnes 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 miNEChurchSt 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 miNEMuseum, Town, History museumTotnes 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 miNESpecialty museum, Museum, Fashion museumDevonshire 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 miNEHistorical place, Museum, History museumTotnes 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 miNECinema, MonasteryTotnes 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 miNWNature, Natural attraction, HillButterdon 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 miSWAreaSouth 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 miNEMonasteryTotnes 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 miS50°17'14"N • 3°46'41"WKingsbridge Cookworthy Museum, Kingsbridge
121 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
2.6 miSForestFosse 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.