Culbone Stone, Exmoor National Park

Name: Culbone Stone
Address: Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#39 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

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The Culbone Stone, an early mediaeval standing stone, is close to Culbone in the English county of Somerset. The stone is made from Hangman grit, a local sandstone, and has a wheeled ring cross carved into it. The stone has been scheduled as an ancient monument. ()

Coordinates: 51°12'48"N, 3°40'26"W

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Exmoor National Park United Kingdom

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Culbone Stone – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Coleridge Way, Culbone Church, Church of St Dubricius, Porlock Weir.

4.1 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Coleridge Way, Porlock
106 min walk • The Coleridge Way is a 51-mile footpath in Somerset and Devon, England. It was opened in April 2005, and the route links several sites associated with the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge starting from Coleridge Cottage at Nether Stowey.
0.8 miNE
Church
Culbone Church, Exmoor National Park
22 min walk • Culbone Church, located in the village of Culbone in Somerset, is said to be the smallest parish church in England. The church, dedicated to the Welsh saint Beuno, has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and the churchyard cross is Grade II*.
3.4 miE
Church
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
87 min walk • The Church of St Dubricius in Porlock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The dedication is to Dubricius, a 6th-century Briton ecclesiastic venerated as a saint and may indicate he travelled to the area.
2 miE
Village, Harbor
Porlock Weir, Porlock
51 min walk • Porlock Weir is a harbour settlement approximately 1.5 miles west of the inland village of Porlock, Somerset, England. "Porlock" comes from the Old English port loca, meaning an enclosure near a harbour.
3.5 miE
History museum, Museum
Dovery Manor Museum, Porlock
90 min walk • Dovery Manor Museum, also known as Porlock Museum, is a local museum in Porlock, Somerset, England. The building was built as a Manor house in the late 15th century and extended in the 17th century.
3.7 miSE
Church
Stoke Pero Church, Exmoor National Park
96 min walk • Stoke Pero Church in Stoke Pero, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Standing 1013 feet above sea level, it is the highest church on Exmoor.
1.8 miW
Church
Church of St Mary, Exmoor National Park
47 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary in Oare, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
0.9 miSW
Bridge
Robber's Bridge, Exmoor National Park
24 min walk • Robber's Bridge, or Robbers Bridge, is an old masonry arch bridge in the royal forest of Exmoor near Doone Valley, carrying the minor road from Porlock Hill to Oare. It crosses Weir Water and is located down a steep, wooded lane beneath overhanging trees.
2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
East Lyn Valley, Exmoor National Park
65 min walk • East Lyn Valley is a valley of Exmoor, covering northern Devon and western Somerset, England. The East Lyn River is formed from several main tributaries including Hoar Oak Water beginning near Weir Water.
4.2 miE
Church
Lynch Chapel Of Ease, Exmoor National Park
109 min walk • The Anglican Lynch Chapel Of Ease in West Lynch, Selworthy, Somerset, England was built around 1530. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.5 miW
Bridge
Malmsmead Bridge, Exmoor National Park
64 min walk • Malmsmead Bridge is a 17th-century stone bridge which crosses Badgworthy Water in the hamlet of Malmsmead, on the road between Oare and Brendon.