Rodhuish Common, Exmoor National Park

Name: Rodhuish Common
Address: Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#60 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

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Rodhuish Common is a univallate Iron Age hill fort in the West Somerset district of Somerset, England. There is a small oval enclosure which is thought to be of Iron Age date. ()

Coordinates: 51°8'37"N, 3°25'56"W

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Exmoor National Park United Kingdom

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Rodhuish Common – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dunster Castle, Luttrell Arms, Cleeve Abbey, Dunster Working Watermill.

2.7 miN
Historical place, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Dunster Castle, Dunster
69 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.
2.9 miN
Nightlife
Luttrell Arms, Dunster
75 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.
3.1 miE
Monastery, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Cleeve Abbey
80 min walk • Cleeve Abbey is a medieval monastery located near the village of Washford, in Somerset, England. It is a Grade I listed building and has been scheduled as an ancient monument.
2.8 miN
Museum, Watermill
Dunster Working Watermill, Dunster
71 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.
2.5 miN
Bridge
Gallox Bridge, Dunster
65 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.
2.8 miN
Church
Priory Church of St George, Dunster
72 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.
3 miN
Historical place, Memorial
Dunster Butter Cross, Dunster
76 min walk • 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.
2.9 miN
Architecture, Memorial
Yarn Market, Dunster
74 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.
3.1 miN
Historical place, Tower
Conygar Tower, Dunster
78 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.
1.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Bat's Castle, Exmoor National Park
49 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.
2.8 miN
Architecture
Dunster Dovecote, Dunster
73 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.