Withypool Stone Circle, Exmoor National Park

Name: Withypool Stone Circle
Address: Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#20 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

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Withypool Stone Circle, Exmoor National Park

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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. The ring is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE. The purpose of such monuments is unknown, although archaeologists speculate that the stones represented supernatural entities for the circle's builders. ()

Coordinates: 51°5'52"N, 3°39'28"W

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Withypool Stone Circle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tarr Steps, Dunkery Hill, Landacre Bridge, Caratacus Stone.

2.2 miSE
Ancient bridge made of stone slabs
Tarr Steps, Exmoor National Park
58 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.
5.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Dunkery Hill, Porlock
139 min walk • Dunkery Beacon at the summit of Dunkery Hill is the highest point on Exmoor and in Somerset, England. It is also the highest point in southern England outside of Dartmoor.
1.8 miNW
Bridge
Landacre Bridge, Exmoor National Park
46 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.
3.1 miE
Memorial
Caratacus Stone, Exmoor National Park
80 min walk • The Caratacus Stone, sometimes known as the Caractacus Stone, is an inscribed stone on Exmoor in Somerset, England. It is thought to date from the 6th century, and it has been a scheduled monument since 1925.
2.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Road Castle, Exmoor National Park
61 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.
3.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Cow Castle, Exmoor National Park
86 min walk • 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.
2.7 miSE
Church
Church of St Giles, Exmoor National Park
69 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.
0.8 miNE
Church
Church of St Andrew, Exmoor National Park
21 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.
0.7 miNE
Bridge
Withypool Bridge, Exmoor National Park
18 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.
2.7 miN
Church
Church of St Mary Magdelene, Exmoor National Park
70 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.
5.3 miE
Church
St Peter's Church, Exmoor National Park
136 min walk • The Anglican St Peter's Church at Exton within the English county of Somerset has a 13th-century tower and 15th century aisle. It is a Grade II* listed building. Some of the original Norman stonework can still be identified in the nave.