Butterdon Hill, Dartmoor National Park

Name: Butterdon Hill
Address: Dartmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#26 among attractions in Dartmoor National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Butterdon Hill is on Dartmoor, in southwest England. The remains of a small stone circle and a stone row can be found on the summit. The name Butterdon is believed to derive an Old English word for "pasture". ()

Elevation: 1201 ftProminence: 56 ftCoordinates: 50°24'45"N, 3°53'35"W

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Butterdon Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pennywell Farm, Dartmoor Zoological Park, Kitley Show Cave, Bakers Pit.

6.1 miNE
Amusement, Farm, Amusement park
Pennywell Farm, Buckfastleigh
155 min walk • Pennywell Farm is a farm tourist attraction just outside the town of Buckfastleigh in South Devon, England. It is a farm 600 feet above sea level with views over Dartmoor National Park.
4.6 miW
Zoo
Dartmoor Zoological Park, Plymouth
118 min walk • Dartmoor Zoological Park is a 30-acre zoo just north of the village of Sparkwell, on the south-west edge of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon in the South West of England.
6.8 miSW
Nature, Cave
Kitley Show Cave, Yealmpton
173 min walk • Kitley Show Cave is a solution cave in Yealmpton, Devon, England. Originally discovered by quarrying, it used to be open to the public as a show cave, but is now closed.
7.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Bakers Pit, Buckfastleigh
184 min walk • Bakers Pit is a phreatic maze cave system near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. It was first opened in 1847 by quarrying activities. Bakers Pit is entered via a vertical descent of 16 metres. It has 3.631 kilometres of passage contained within an area of 4 hectares and a small...
4.8 miS
Park
Flete House, South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
122 min walk • Flete House is a Grade I listed country house at Holbeton, in the South Hams region of Devon, England.
5.7 miSE
Forts and castles, View point
Blackdown Rings
147 min walk • The Blackdown Rings are the earthworks of an Iron Age hill fort near the hamlet of Hazelwood in Devon, England. The fort is situated on a hilltop approximately 185 metres above sea level, in a commanding position above the River Avon.
6.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Drizzlecombe, Dartmoor National Park
166 min walk • Drizzlecombe or Thrushelcombe is an area of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England, containing a number of Bronze Age stone rows, cairns and menhirs. There are three principal stone rows each with an associated barrow and terminal menhir. Most of the artifacts are on the southwest slope of Hartor Hill.
3.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Brent Hill, Dartmoor National Park
89 min walk • Brent Hill is the site of an Iron Age hill fort situated close to South Brent in Devon, England. The fort occupies the top of Brent Hill at approx 311 Metres above Sea Level.
6.8 miNE
50°28'50"N • 3°46'47"W
Jellyfish Community Arts Hub, Buckfastleigh
175 min walk • Museum
5.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Trowlesworthy Tor, Dartmoor National Park
151 min walk • Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a granite tor on the southwestern edge of Dartmoor. It is located near the popular Cadover Bridge and is a popular walking destination. It is common for the Dartmoor Pony and other cattle to be roaming around the tor.
2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Dendles Wood, Dartmoor National Park
71 min walk • Dendles Wood is an area of protected oak-beech woodland located on the southern edge of Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon.