Scutchamer Knob

#3116 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Scutchamer Knob, also known as Cuckhamsley Hill and occasionally as Scotsman's Knob or Beacon Hill, is an early Iron Age round barrow on the Ridgeway National Trail at East Hendred Down in the English county of Oxfordshire. ()

Coordinates: 51°33'45"N, 1°20'34"W

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Scutchamer Knob – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Didcot Railway Centre, Vale and Downland Museum, West Berkshire Golf Club, Church of St Peter and St Paul.

5.5 miNE
Museum
Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot
141 min walk • In the heart of Oxfordshire, nestled within the bustling town of Didcot, lies a treasured homage to Britain's rich railway heritage - the Didcot Railway Centre. This museum is a must-visit for train enthusiasts and history buffs alike, offering an immersive journey...
4.1 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Vale and Downland Museum, Wantage
104 min walk • The Vale and Downland Museum is a local museum in the market town of Wantage, Oxfordshire, England. Its galleries present the cultural heritage of the Vale of White Horse region around Wantage. A Victorian kitchen, Iron Age skeleton and a bust of Sir John Betjeman are amongst its attractions, along with a cafe serving home-made food.
6.4 miSW
Golf
West Berkshire Golf Club
164 min walk • West Berkshire Golf Club is a golf club, located in Chaddleworth, Berkshire, England. It is located about 3 miles from Woodlands St Mary. It was established in 1975. The course was designed by Robin Stagg and Paul Simpson.
4.1 miNW
Church
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Wantage
105 min walk • The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Church of England parish church in Wantage, Oxfordshire. The church is a grade I listed building.
7.5 miNE
History museum, Museum
Pendon Museum, Abingdon
191 min walk • Pendon Museum, located in Long Wittenham near Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, is a museum that displays scale models, in particular a large scene representing parts of the Vale of White Horse in the 1920s and 1930s.
2.4 miN
Museum
Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred
62 min walk • The Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred is a local village museum housed in the former Chapel of Jesus of Bethlehem, built in 1453 by Carthusian monks and now commonly called Champs Chapel, at East Hendred in the English county of Oxfordshire.
4.4 miW
Forts and castles
Segsbury Camp
114 min walk • Segsbury Camp or Segsbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort on the crest of the Berkshire Downs, near the Ridgeway above Wantage, in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England.
4 miNW
Monuments and statues
Statue of Alfred the Great, Wantage
103 min walk • The statue of Alfred the Great, in the Wantage market place, was sculpted by Count Gleichen, a relative of Queen Victoria's, and unveiled on 14 July 1877 by the Prince and Princess of Wales.
4.7 miNE
Park
Mowbray Fields, Didcot
121 min walk • Mowbray Fields is a 2.2-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Didcot in Oxfordshire. It is owned by South Oxfordshire District Council and managed by the Earth Trust.
1.5 miNE
Museum
Atlas Computer Laboratory, Blewbury
38 min walk • The Atlas Computer Laboratory on the Harwell, Oxfordshire campus shared by the Harwell Laboratory was one of the major computer laboratories in the world, which operated between 1961 and 1975 to provide a service to British scientists at a time when powerful computers were not usually available.
5.5 miS
Memorial
Leckhampstead War Memorial, Newbury and Thatcham
140 min walk • Leckhampstead War Memorial is a Grade II listed war memorial in Leckhampstead, Berkshire, which commemorates 89 local men who served in the First World War, including 17 war dead. The names of two more war casualties were added after the Second World War.