Alderman's Barrow, Exmoor National Park

Name: Alderman's Barrow
Address: Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#40 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

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Alderman's Barrow is a bowl barrow on Exmoor. It was created as a burial chamber in the Bronze Age and subsequently became a marker for the boundary of the parishes of Exford, Exmoor, Luccombe and Porlock. It was known as Osmunesburgh in the 13th century, Owlaman's Burrow in the 17th century and was named Alderman's Barrow in 1782. It was protected as a scheduled monument in 1934. ()

Coordinates: 51°10'6"N, 3°39'55"W

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Alderman's Barrow – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Coleridge Way, Dunkery Hill, Culbone Church, Church of St Dubricius.

4.7 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Coleridge Way, Porlock
119 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.
3.4 miE
Archaeological site
Dunkery Hill, Porlock
88 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.
3.7 miN
Church
Culbone Church, Exmoor National Park
94 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*.
4.1 miNE
Church
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
105 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.
3.9 miNE
Village, Harbor
Porlock Weir, Porlock
99 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.
2.7 miE
Church
Stoke Pero Church, Exmoor National Park
69 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.
3.8 miNW
Church
Church of St Mary, Exmoor National Park
96 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.
4 miS
Bridge
Landacre Bridge, Exmoor National Park
103 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.
2.8 miNW
Bridge
Robber's Bridge, Exmoor National Park
71 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.
3.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Road Castle, Exmoor National Park
86 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.
4.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Cow Castle, Exmoor National Park
104 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.