Cow Castle, Exmoor National Park

Name: Cow Castle
Address: Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#21 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

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Cow Castle is an Iron Age hillfort 5.75 kilometres West South West of Exford, Somerset, England within the Exmoor National Park. It is a Scheduled Monument. It has been added to the heritage at Risk register because of the risk from bracken. ()

Coordinates: 51°7'22"N, 3°43'29"W

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Exmoor National Park United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Tarr Steps, Landacre Bridge, Road Castle, Barle Valley.

5.6 miSE
Ancient bridge made of stone slabs
Tarr Steps, Exmoor National Park
143 min walk • The Tarr Steps is a clapper bridge across the River Barle in the Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England. They are located in a national nature reserve about 2.5 miles south east of Withypool and 4 miles north west of Dulverton.
1.6 miSE
Bridge
Landacre Bridge, Exmoor National Park
41 min walk • Landacre Bridge carries Landacre Lane across the River Barle near Withypool on Exmoor in the English county of Somerset. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument and Grade II* listed building.
4.3 miE
Forts and castles
Road Castle, Exmoor National Park
109 min walk • Road Castle is an Iron Age bank and ditch in the West Somerset district of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated approximately 2 miles west from the village of Winsford.
5.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Barle Valley, Exmoor National Park
137 min walk • Barle Valley is a 1,540 acres Site of Special Scientific Interest within Exmoor National Park, situated in the counties of Devon and Somerset through which the River Barle flows.
3.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Withypool Stone Circle, Exmoor National Park
86 min walk • Withypool Stone Circle, also known as Withypool Hill Stone Circle, is a stone circle located on the Exmoor moorland, near the village of Withypool in the southwestern English county of Somerset.
5.9 miSE
Church
Church of St Giles, Exmoor National Park
151 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Giles in Hawkridge, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.4 miE
Church
Church of St Andrew, Exmoor National Park
88 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Andrew in Withypool, Somerset, England was built in late medieval period. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.4 miE
Bridge
Withypool Bridge, Exmoor National Park
87 min walk • The Withypool Bridge is an arch bridge that carries a small road over the River Barle at Withypool in Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The red sandstone bridge was built in the 19th century.
5.5 miNE
Archaeological site
Porlock Stone Circle, Exmoor National Park
141 min walk • Porlock Stone Circle is a stone circle located on Exmoor, near the village of Porlock in the south-western English county of Somerset.
4 miE
Church
Church of St Mary Magdelene, Exmoor National Park
103 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary Magdelene in Exford, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
5.6 miW
Forts and castles
Shoulsbury castle, Exmoor National Park
143 min walk • Shoulsbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort close to Challacombe in Devon, England. It takes the form of a multi-ditch and rampart enclosure close to the top of a hill on the shoulder of Shoulsbarrow Common at an elevation of 472 metres above sea level.