Richmont Castle
Richmont Castle was an 11th-century motte-and-bailey castle near the village of East Harptree, Somerset, England. Now totally ruined, it once included parkland, an artificial lake and served as the local minery court.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mendips and Church of St Laurence, East Harptree.
Mendips
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mendips are a range of hills in northern Somerset in the south-west of the United Kingdom. The area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Church of St Laurence, East Harptree
Church
Photo: The National Churches Trust, CC BY 2.0.
The Church of St Laurence in East Harptree, Somerset, England, was built in the late 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. The original 12th-century church was expanded in the 13th century and the tower added in the 15th. Church of St Laurence, East Harptree is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Richmont Castle.
Harptree Court
Building
Photo: Charles PL Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harptree Court is a Grade II listed building at East Harptree in the English county of Somerset. It was built around 1800 to designs by Charles Harcourt Masters. Harptree Court is situated 2,200 feet east of Richmont Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Harptree and West Harptree.
East Harptree
Village
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Harptree is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated 5 miles north of Wells and 15 miles south of Bristol, on the northern slope of the Mendip Hills overlooking the Chew Valley.
West Harptree
Village
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West Harptree is a small village and civil parish in the Chew Valley, Somerset within the unitary district of Bath and North East Somerset. The parish has a population of 439.
Compton Martin
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Compton Martin is a small village and civil parish within the Chew Valley in Somerset and in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority in England.
Richmont Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in East Harptree, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: East Harptree, Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Richmont Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Richmont Castle”
- German: “Richmont Castle”
- Swedish: “Richmont Castle”
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