Shoulsbury castle, Exmoor National Park
#30 among attractions in Exmoor National Park
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Facts and practical information
Shoulsbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort close to Challacombe in Devon, England. It takes the form of a multi-ditch and rampart enclosure close to the top of a hill on the shoulder of Shoulsbarrow Common at an elevation of 472 metres above sea level. ()
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Shoulsbury castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Exmoor Zoo, Barle Valley, Cow Castle, St Petrock's Church.
3.3 miWZoo and small animal conservation centreExmoor Zoo, Barnstaple
84 min walk • Exmoor Zoo is a conservation centre in Exmoor, North Devon, England. The zoo developed from Exmoor Bird Gardens, opened on the site of a farm in 1982. The current owners took over in 1993, and have enlarged and developed the zoo, now specialising in the conservation of smaller animals.
2.3 miNENature, Natural attraction, ForestBarle Valley, Exmoor National Park
58 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.
5.6 miEForts and castlesCow Castle, Exmoor National Park
143 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.
4.1 miNWChurchSt Petrock's Church, Exmoor National Park
105 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.
7.6 miNEBridgeMalmsmead Bridge, Exmoor National Park
193 min walk • Malmsmead Bridge is a 17th-century stone bridge which crosses Badgworthy Water in the hamlet of Malmsmead, on the road between Oare and Brendon.
5.6 miNMuseumLyn and Exmoor Museum, Lynton
143 min walk • The Lyn and Exmoor Museum is a small museum in Lynton, Devon, England, housed in the town's oldest surviving domestic dwelling, a Grade II listed, whitewashed, stone cottage. There are seven rooms of displays and a garden.
5 miNWForts and castlesBeacon Castle, Exmoor National Park
128 min walk • Beacon Castle is an Iron Age hill fort close to Parracombe in Devon, England. It is situated on a hilltop some 290 metres above sea level, overlooking the Heddon Valley.
4.6 miNForts and castlesRoborough Castle, Lynton
119 min walk • 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.
5.6 miNEMemorialLanacombe, Exmoor National Park
142 min walk • Lanacombe is an area of Exmoor in Somerset, South West England. It is the site of several standing stones and cairns which have been scheduled as ancient monuments. The stone settings are between 0.3 metres and 0.65 metres high. A series of Bronze Age stone cairns are closely associated with the standing stones.
5.2 miNWForts and castlesKentisbury Down, Exmoor National Park
134 min walk • Kentisbury Down is the location of an Iron Age enclosure or hill fort situated close to Blackmore Gate on the edge of Exmoor in Devon, England.
5.5 miNWForts and castlesVoley Castle, Exmoor National Park
141 min walk • Voley Castle is an Iron Age hill fort, situated close to Parracombe in Devon, England. The fort is situated on a promontory on the Eastern side of Heale Down, approximately 230 Metres above Sea Level.