Robin Hood's Butts, Ringdown SSSI

Name: Robin Hood's Butts
Address: Ringdown SSSI, United Kingdom

#14 among attractions in Ringdown SSSI

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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. ()

Coordinates: 50°54'34"N, 3°5'10"W

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Ringdown SSSI United Kingdom

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Day trips

Robin Hood's Butts – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of St John the Baptist, Church of St Nicholas, Castle Neroche, Church of St Andrew & St Mary.

6.7 miNE
Church
Church of St John the Baptist
171 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.
4.1 miE
Church
Church of St Nicholas
104 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.
2.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Castle Neroche, Ringdown SSSI
72 min walk • 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.
4.1 miN
Church
Church of St Andrew & St Mary, Ringdown SSSI
104 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.
1.3 miNW
Church
Church of St Leonard, Ringdown SSSI
34 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.
3.8 miNE
Church
Church of St Peter, Ringdown SSSI
96 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.
2.8 miW
Church
Church of St Peter & St Paul, Ringdown SSSI
72 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.
2.3 miN
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.
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Staple Hill, Ringdown SSSI
61 min walk • Staple Hill is a hill in the English county of Somerset, the highest point in the Blackdown Hills. It is classed as both a Marilyn and a Hardy. This is one of the points on the Staple Fitzpaine Herepath a part of Forestry England woodlands.
5.5 miN
National park
Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands
140 min walk • Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands is a 26.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Stoke St Mary in Somerset, notified in 1963.
3.1 miSE
Church
St Andrew's Church, Ringdown SSSI
80 min walk • The Church of St Andrew in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The Perpendicular church is built of Hamstone.