Castle Neroche, Ringdown SSSI

Name: Castle Neroche
Address: Ringdown SSSI, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Ringdown SSSI

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Castle Neroche is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle on the site of an earlier hill fort in the parish of Curland, near Staple Fitzpaine, Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°56'14"N, 3°2'18"W

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Ringdown SSSI United Kingdom

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Castle Neroche – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chard Reservoir, Church of St John the Baptist, Church of St Nicholas, Church of St Nicholas.

5.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chard Reservoir
141 min walk • Chard Reservoir is a 36.97-hectare reservoir north east of Chard Somerset, England. It is owned and managed by South Somerset District Council and is a recipient of the Green Flag Award.
3.9 miNE
Church
Church of St John the Baptist
101 min walk • The Church of St John the Baptist in Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England, was built in the Norman period and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
3.4 miSE
Church
Church of St Nicholas
87 min walk • The Church of St Nicholas in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England is Norman in origin, with the chancel and lower stage of the tower dating from the 13th century. It was enlarged and aisles added in the 15th century, with further restoration in 1836. It has been designated as a grade I listed building.
3.4 miNW
Church
Church of St Nicholas, Ringdown SSSI
87 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in Corfe, Somerset, England was built in the Norman period and rebuilt in 1842. It is a Grade II* listed building.
6.7 miNE
Church
Church of St Martin
171 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Martin in Fivehead, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church built of Hamstone includes a three-bay nave, chancel, south aisle and porch, and a west tower. The three-stage tower dates from around 1505.
3.7 miNW
Church
Church of St Andrew & St Mary, Ringdown SSSI
96 min walk • The Church of St Andrew & St Mary in Pitminster, Somerset, England was built around 1300 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The current church was built circa 1300 on the site of an earlier Saxon church and expanded in the 15th century.
3.2 miW
Church
Church of St Leonard, Ringdown SSSI
81 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Leonard in Otterford, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.6 miN
Church
Church of St Peter, Ringdown SSSI
41 min walk • Church of St Peter, Staple Fitzpaine is Norman in origin, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church has a Norman doorway reset in the south aisle. The chancel dates from the 14th century. The north aisle was added and the church refenestrated in the 15th century.
4.8 miW
Church
Church of St Peter & St Paul, Ringdown SSSI
122 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Peter & St Paul in Churchstanton, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. Restoration work was carried out in 1719 and in 1830 a west gallery was added. The rood screen was added in 1910.
2.8 miSW
Archaeological site
Robin Hood's Butts, Ringdown SSSI
72 min walk • Robin Hood's Butts are a group of nine Bronze Age barrows near Otterford on the Blackdown Hills in Somerset, England. They have been scheduled as ancient monuments.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Blackdown Hills, Ringdown SSSI
59 min walk • The Blackdown Hills are a range of hills along the Somerset-Devon border in south-western England, which were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1991.