Dunster Castle
Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Grade I listed historic house museum in Dunster, Somerset. UK
- Also known as: “Motte and bailey at Dunster Castle”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunster Dovecote and Priory Church of St George, Dunster.
Dunster Dovecote
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
The Dovecote in Dunster, Somerset, England was probably built in the late 16th century. It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building and Scheduled Monument. Dunster Dovecote is situated 970 feet northwest of Dunster Castle.
Priory Church of St George, Dunster
Church
Photo: Roy Douglas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Priory Church of St George in Dunster, Somerset, England, is predominantly 15th-century with evidence of 12th- and 13th-century work. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. Priory Church of St George, Dunster is situated 760 feet northwest of Dunster Castle.
Yarn Market
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Yarn Market in Dunster, Somerset, England was built in the early 17th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building and scheduled monument. Yarn Market is situated 1,100 feet north of Dunster Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunster and Carhampton.
Dunster
Village
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Dunster is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, within the north-eastern boundary of Exmoor National Park. It lies on the Bristol Channel 2.5 miles southeast of Minehead and 20 miles northwest of Taunton.
Carhampton
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carhampton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles to the east of Minehead. Carhampton civil parish stretches from the Bristol Channel coast inland to Exmoor. The parish has a population of 865.
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 2 miles east of Dunster Castle.
Dunster Castle
- Categories: historic house museum, castle, motte-and-bailey castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Dunster, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.18166° or 51° 10′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.44372° or 3° 26′ 37″ westElevation
194 feet (59 metres)Operator
National TrustOpen location code
9C3R5HJ4+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 279579285OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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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”
- Irish: “Caisleán Dunster”
- Italian: “castello di Dunster”
- Italian: “Castello di Dunster”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Dunster”
- Russian: “Замок Данстер”
- Swedish: “Dunster Castle”
- Uzbek: “Danster qal’asi”
- Welsh: “Dunster Castle”
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