Down End Castle

Down End Castle, also known as Downend Castle, Chisley Mount or Chidley Mount, was a motte-and-bailey castle at Down End, north of in the parish of , , England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Wikipedia
Photo: Rodw, CC0.
  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 36 feet (11 metres)
  • Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Puriton, Sedgemoor, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Bally Field”
    “Chidley Mount”
    “Chisley Mount”
    “Down End Earthworks”
    “Motte with two baileys immediately east of Bristol Road, Down End”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton and Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Church of St Michael and All Angels in … is situated 3,800 feet east of Down End Castle.

Church
Photo: Celiakozlowski, CC BY 3.0.
The Church of St John the Baptist in Pawlett… is situated 1 mile northwest of Down End Castle.

Monument
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large outdoor sculpture by Serena de la Hey. is situated 1¼ miles south of Down End Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunball and Puriton.

Hamlet
is a small hamlet west of the village…

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a village and parish at the westerly end of the Polden Hills, in , England.

Hamlet
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pawlett is a village and civil parish 4 miles north… is situated 2 miles northwest of Down End Castle.

Down End Castle

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Latitude
51.1672° or 51° 10′ 2″ north
Longitude
-2.9894° or 2° 59′ 22″ west
Open location code
9C3V5286+V6
Geo­Names ID
6285927
Wiki­data ID
Q5302812

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Down End Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Chisley Mount”
  • German: “Down End Castle”
  • Swedish: “Chisley Mount”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Down End and Walpole.

Nearby Places

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Somerset: Highlights

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