Dunster Butter Cross, Dunster

Name: Dunster Butter Cross
Address: Dunster, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Dunster

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The Butter Cross in Dunster within the English county of Somerset is a Grade II* listed building and ancient monument. The cross was originally erected in the late 14th or early 15th century in the main street, and was moved to its current site in the late 18th or early 19th century. Although the head of the cross is missing, the shaft and socket stone are original. The cross is in the care of English Heritage and is managed by the National Trust. ()

Built: XV centuryCoordinates: 51°11'6"N, 3°26'57"W

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Dunster United Kingdom

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Dunster Butter Cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dunster Castle, Luttrell Arms, Dunster Working Watermill, Gallox Bridge.

~1720 ftSE
Historical place, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Dunster Castle, Dunster
9 min walk • Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period.
~1110 ftE
Nightlife
Luttrell Arms, Dunster
6 min walk • The Luttrell Arms in Dunster, Somerset, England was built in the late 15th century and is located in the centre of the medieval town of Dunster. The building has been designated as a Grade II* listed building since 22 May 1969. The original building has been enlarged over the years by addition of further wings. It is now used as a hotel.
~1160 ftSE
Museum, Watermill
Dunster Working Watermill, Dunster
6 min walk • Dunster Working Watermill is a restored 18th century watermill, situated on the River Avill, close to Gallox Bridge, in the grounds of Dunster Castle in Dunster, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
0.4 miS
Bridge
Gallox Bridge, Dunster
12 min walk • The Gallox Bridge in Dunster, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building and scheduled monument. The bridge is in the guardianship of English Heritage.
~970 ftSE
Church
Priory Church of St George, Dunster
5 min walk • The Priory Church of St George in Dunster, Somerset, England, is predominantly 15th-century with evidence of 12th- and 13th-century work. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
~1050 ftE
Architecture, Memorial
Yarn Market, Dunster
6 min walk • The Yarn Market in Dunster, Somerset, England was built in the early 17th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building and scheduled monument. Dunster was an important market place in the Middle Ages particularly following the construction of Dunster Castle and the establishment of the Priory Church of St George.
1.7 miNW
Nightlife
Kildare Lodge, Minehead
43 min walk • The Kildare Lodge Inn in Minehead, Somerset, England, was built in 1905/6, and is located at 18 Townsend Road, to the south east of the town centre of the seaside resort of Minehead. Originally built as a house, incorporating a doctor's surgery, coach house and stables; it is now used as a pub.
~1400 ftNE
Historical place, Tower
Conygar Tower, Dunster
7 min walk • The Conygar Tower in Dunster, Somerset, England was built in 1775 and has been designated as a Grade II listed building. It is a circular, 3 storey folly tower built of red sandstone, situated on a hill overlooking the village.
1.1 miS
Forts and castles
Bat's Castle, Exmoor National Park
28 min walk • Bats Castle is an Iron Age hill fort at the top of a 213 metres high hill in the parish of Carhampton south south west of Dunster in Somerset, England. The site was identified in 1983 after some schoolboys found eight silver-plated coins dating from 102BC to AD350. It is on the highest point of Gallox Hill.
~840 ftSE
Architecture
Dunster Dovecote, Dunster
5 min walk • The Dovecote in Dunster, Somerset, England was probably built in the late 16th century. It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument.
~970 ftSE
Monastery
Dunster Priory, Dunster
5 min walk • Dunster Priory was established as a Benedictine monastery around 1100 in Dunster, Somerset, England. The first church in Dunster was built by William de Mohun who gave the church and the tithes of several manors and two fisheries, to the Benedictine Abbey at Bath.

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Which popular attractions are close to Dunster Butter Cross?

Nearby attractions include Dunster Dovecote, Dunster (5 min walk), Priory Church of St George, Dunster (5 min walk), Dunster Priory, Dunster (5 min walk), Yarn Market, Dunster (6 min walk).

How to get to Dunster Butter Cross by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dunster Butter Cross:

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Dunster (19 min walk)