Hemyock Castle, Ringdown SSSI

Name: Hemyock Castle
Address: Culmstock Road, Ringdown SSSI, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Ringdown SSSI

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Hemyock Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle in the village of Hemyock, Devon, England. It was built by Sir William Asthorpe after 1380 to a quadrangular design. It would have been visually impressive, but not particularly functional, with various intrinsic flaws. By the 16th century it had fallen into ruin and, following its use during the English Civil War in the mid-17th century, it was pulled down. In the 21st century the site is occupied by the fragments of the original castle; and Castle House, an 18th-century house built within the site, and restored as private home at the end of the 20th century. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°54'45"N, 3°13'52"W

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Culmstock RoadRingdown SSSI United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Coldharbour Mill, Wellington Monument, Ayshford Chapel, Cothay Manor.

4.6 miW
Specialty museum, Science museum, Fashion museum
Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme
118 min walk • Coldharbour Mill, near the village of Uffculme in Devon, England, is one of the oldest woollen textile mills in the world, having been in continuous production since 1797. The mill was one of a number owned by Fox Brothers, and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.
2.5 miN
Monuments and statues, View point, Memorial
Wellington Monument, Ringdown SSSI
63 min walk • The Wellington Monument is a 175-foot-high triangular obelisk located on a point of the Blackdown Hills, 3 km south of Wellington in the English county of Somerset. It is a grade II* listed building and is the tallest three-sided obelisk in the world.
5.5 miW
Church
Ayshford Chapel
141 min walk • Ayshford Chapel is a former private chapel in the village of Ayshford, in the parish of Burlescombe, Devon, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
5.9 miNW
Museum, History museum
Cothay Manor
150 min walk • Cothay Manor is a grade one listed medieval house and gardens, in Stawley, near Wellington, Somerset. The manor grounds consist of almost 40 acres and include cottages, outbuildings, stables, and 12 acres of gardens.
4.9 miNW
Monastery
Canonsleigh Abbey
125 min walk • Canonsleigh Abbey was an Augustinian priory in the parish of Burlescombe, Devon.
3 miS
50°52'7"N • 3°14'5"W
Mansell Raceway, Ringdown SSSI
78 min walk • Amusement, Game and entertainment center, Amusement park
4.3 miN
Museum, Performing arts
Wellington Arts Centre
110 min walk • Wellington Museum is a free museum in Wellington, Somerset, England, devoted to the modern history of Wellington, particularly those linked with the woolen industry.
4.6 miN
Church
Church of St John the Baptist
117 min walk • The Church of St John the Baptist in Wellington, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. A church on the site was previously dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.
5 miS
Church, Museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Wolford Chapel, Ringdown SSSI
128 min walk • Wolford Chapel in Devon, England, is the burial place of John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada. It is the territory of the Canadian province of Ontario, and flies the Flag of Canada despite being in the English countryside.
5 miN
Watermill
Tonedale Mills
128 min walk • Tonedale Mills, together with the neighbouring Tone Works, is a large textile mill in Wellington, Somerset, and the largest in South West England.
6.4 miNE
Church
Church of St Andrew & St Mary, Ringdown SSSI
163 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.