Dunster Castle

Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of , , England. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 194 feet (59 metres)
  • …is also known as “Motte and bailey at Dunster Castle”
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …is operated by the National Trust
  • Description: Grade I listed historic house museum in Dunster, Somerset. UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dunster Dovecote and Priory Church of St George, Dunster.

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The Dovecote in , , England was probably built in the late 16th century. is situated 970 feet northwest of Dunster Castle.

Church
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The Priory Church of St George in , … is situated 760 feet northwest of Dunster Castle.

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The in , Somerset, England was built in the early 17th century. is situated 1,100 feet north of Dunster Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunster and Carhampton.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in …

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, 4 miles to the east of .

Village
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is a seaside village, in the parish… is situated 2 miles east of Dunster Castle.

Dunster Castle

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Latitude
51.18166° or 51° 10′ 54″ north
Longitude
-3.44372° or 3° 26′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C3R5HJ4+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 279579285
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6287079
Wiki­data ID
Q2969173

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Dunster Castle” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “castell de Dunster”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Dunster”
  • Cebuano: “Dunster Castle”
  • Danish: “Dunster Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Burgo de Dunster”
  • Estonian: “Dunsteri linnus”
  • Finnish: “Dunsterin linna”
  • French: “château de Dunster”
  • French: “Château de Dunster”
  • German: “Dunster Castle”
  • Hungarian: “Dunsteri vár”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Dunster”
  • Italian: “castello di Dunster”
  • Italian: “Castello di Dunster”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Dunster”
  • Russian: “Замок Данстер”
  • Swedish: “Dunster Castle”
  • Turkish: “Dunster Kalesi”
  • Uzbek: “Danster qal’asi”
  • Welsh: “Dunster Castle”

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