Roborough Castle, Lynton

Name: Roborough Castle
Address: Lynton, United Kingdom

#11 among attractions in Lynton

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Roborough Castle is an Iron Age enclosure or hill fort situated close to Lynton in Devon, England. The fort is situated on the North East edge of a Hillside forming a promontory above a tributary to the East Lyn River known as Hoaroak Water at approx 320 Metres above Sea Level. ()

Coordinates: 51°11'56"N, 3°48'47"W

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Lynton United Kingdom

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Roborough Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Valley of Rocks, Foreland Point, Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Lynton Town Hall.

2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Historic walking areas
Valley of Rocks, Lynton
74 min walk • The Valley of Rocks, sometimes called Valley of the Rocks, is a dry valley that runs parallel to the coast in north Devon, England, about 1 kilometre to the west of the village of Lynton.
2.7 miNE
Protected area
Foreland Point, Lynton
69 min walk • Foreland Point is a rocky headland in Devon near Lynmouth, and is the most northerly point along the Devon and Exmoor coast. The highest cliff is 89 metres above the high tide, although the highest point of the entire headland is near Countisbury at 302 metres.
2.4 miNW
World's steepest water-powered railway
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Lynton
62 min walk • The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway is a water-powered funicular railway joining the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth on the rugged coast of North Devon in southwest England.
2.4 miNW
City hall
Lynton Town Hall, Lynton
61 min walk • Lynton Town Hall is a municipal building in Lee Road, Lynton, Devon, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Lynton Urban District Council, is a grade II* listed building.
2.1 miN
Forts and castles
Wind Hill, Lynton
54 min walk • Wind Hill, situated close to Lynmouth in Devon, England, is the location of an Iron Age enclosure or "spur" hill fort. The site is effectively a hillside forming a spur or promontory between the steep valley of the East Lyn River to the south and the cliffs to the north.
3.3 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse, Lynton
84 min walk • Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse is located on Foreland Point; it was originally simply named 'The Foreland Lighthouse'. First lit on 28 September 1900, the lighthouse was built to assist vessels passing through the Bristol Channel, and is a round brick tower painted white.
4.3 miE
Church
Church of St Mary, Exmoor National Park
110 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 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
East Lyn Valley, Exmoor National Park
102 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.
2.2 miN
Village, Area
Lynmouth, Lynton
57 min walk • Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England, on the northern edge of Exmoor. The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge 700 feet below Lynton, which was the only place to expand to once Lynmouth became as built-up as possible.
2.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Barle Valley, Exmoor National Park
61 min walk • Barle Valley is a 1,540 acres Site of Special Scientific Interest within Exmoor National Park, situated in the counties of Devon and Somerset through which the River Barle flows.
3.7 miW
Church
St Petrock's Church, Exmoor National Park
96 min walk • St Petrock's Church in Parracombe, Devon, England was built in the 13th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.