Sweetworthy, Exmoor National Park

Name: Sweetworthy
Address: Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#31 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

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Sweetworthy is the site of two Iron Age hill forts or enclosures at Luccombe, 4 kilometres south of Porlock, Somerset, England. They are on the north-facing slope of Dunkery Hill. One has a single rampart and external ditch, enclosing 0.25 hectares. The rampart is still visible and the ditch on the east side is used as a trackway. There was a defended settlement above the main site. ()

Coordinates: 51°10'17"N, 3°35'25"W

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Sweetworthy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Coleridge Way, Church of All Saints, Dunkery Hill, Scheduled monuments in West Somerset.

2.6 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Coleridge Way, Porlock
67 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.
3.3 miNE
Church, Historical place
Church of All Saints, Exmoor National Park
83 min walk • The Church of All Saints which sits on a hillside above Selworthy, Somerset, England is a whitewashed 15th-century Church, with a 14th-century tower. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The pulpit includes a 17th-century hourglass and the iron-bound parish chest dates from the same time.
0.6 miS
Archaeological site
Dunkery Hill, Porlock
16 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.
3.1 miN
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in West Somerset, Exmoor National Park
81 min walk • West Somerset was a local government district in the English county of Somerset. It merged with Taunton Deane to form Somerset West and Taunton on 1 April 2019.
2.6 miN
Church
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
66 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.
2.6 miN
History museum, Museum
Dovery Manor Museum, Porlock
67 min walk • Dovery Manor Museum, also known as Porlock Museum, is a local museum in Porlock, Somerset, England. The building was built as a Manor house in the late 15th century and extended in the 17th century.
0.9 miNW
Church
Stoke Pero Church, Exmoor National Park
23 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.
3.2 miN
Church
Lynch Chapel Of Ease, Exmoor National Park
83 min walk • The Anglican Lynch Chapel Of Ease in West Lynch, Selworthy, Somerset, England was built around 1530. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3 miNW
Archaeological site
Porlock Stone Circle, Exmoor National Park
78 min walk • Porlock Stone Circle is a stone circle located on Exmoor, near the village of Porlock in the south-western English county of Somerset.
3.2 miSW
Church
Church of St Mary Magdelene, Exmoor National Park
82 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary Magdelene in Exford, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.2 miSE
Church
Church of St Petrock, Exmoor National Park
82 min walk • The Church of St Petrock in Timberscombe, Somerset, England has a 15th-century tower, the rest of the building dating from 1708. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.