Daw’s Castle

Daw's Castle is a sea cliff hillfort just west of Watchet, a harbour town in Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Monument. The name comes from Thomas Dawe, who owned castell field in 1537.

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Type: Castle
Description: hillfort in Somerset, England, UK
Also known as: “Daws Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Decuman’s Church and Watchet Boat Museum.

St Decuman’s Church

Church

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The Church of St Decuman in Watchet, Somerset, England has a 13th-century chancel with the rest of the church being from the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. St Decuman’s Church is situated 2,100 feet south of Daw’s Castle.

Watchet Boat Museum

Museum

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Watchet Boat Museum is a small museum in Watchet, Somerset, England. It is housed in the 1862, Victorian, former railway goods shed of Watchet railway station, which is today located on the heritage West Somerset Railway. Watchet Boat Museum is situated 2,800 feet east of Daw’s Castle.

Market House Museum

Museum

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The Market House Museum is a small museum in Watchet, Somerset, England. The building on Market Street was constructed in 1820 on the site of the previous market house which had been demolished in 1805. Market House Museum is situated 2,600 feet east of Daw’s Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Washford and Old Cleeve.

Washford

Village

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Washford is a village on the Washford River in the civil parish of Old Cleeve, Somerset, England. The village is next to Cleeve Abbey, one of the best-preserved medieval monasteries in England. Washford is situated 1½ miles southwest of Daw’s Castle.

Old Cleeve

Village

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Old Cleeve is a village 5 miles south east of Minehead in Somerset, England, and also a civil parish. The civil parish of Old Cleeve covers an area of 2,092 hectares and includes the villages of Old Cleeve, Roadwater and Washford as well as hamlets such as Bilbrook, Chapel Cleeve, Golsoncott and Leighland Chapel. Old Cleeve is situated 2 miles southwest of Daw’s Castle.

Blue Anchor

Village

Photo: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blue Anchor is a seaside village, in the parish of Old Cleeve, close to Carhampton in Somerset, England. The village takes its name from a 17th-century inn; the bay, Blue Anchor Bay, was previously known as Cleeve Bay. Blue Anchor is situated 2½ miles west of Daw’s Castle.

Daw’s Castle

Categories: hillfort, city walls, burh, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Watchet, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.18135° or 51° 10′ 53″ north

Longitude

-3.34194° or 3° 20′ 31″ west

Elevation

226 feet (69 metres)

Operator

English Heritage

Open location code

9C3R5MJ5+G6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3268971664

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

6285905

Wikidata ID

Q5242247

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Daw’s Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Daws Castle”
German: “Daw’s Castle”
Swedish: “Daws Castle”

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