Butterdon Hill
Butterdon Hill is on Dartmoor, in southwest England. The remains of a small stone circle and a stone row can be found on the summit. The name Butterdon is believed to derive an Old English word for "pasture".Places of Interest
Highlights include Prestonbury Castle and Castle Drogo.
Prestonbury Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Prestonbury Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort on the north east edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. Situated on a massive hilltop some 240 metres above sea level overlooking the Teign Valley, it is located near two other hill forts both of which lie about 2 km away.
Castle Drogo
Castle Drogo is a country house and mixed-revivalist castle near Drewsteignton, Devon, England. Constructed between 1911 and 1930, it is the last castle built in England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drewsteignton and Crockernwell.
Drewsteignton
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drewsteignton is a village, civil parish and former manor within the administrative area of West Devon, England, also lying within the Dartmoor National Park.
Crockernwell
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crockernwell is a small village with a Methodist church. It is located 2 miles west of Cheriton Bishop and 12 miles west of Exeter, Devon, England.
Chagford
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chagford is a market town and civil parish on the north-east edge of Dartmoor, in Devon, England, close to the River Teign and the A382, 4 miles west of Moretonhampstead.
Butterdon Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,152 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Moretonhampstead, Teignbridge District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.68216° or 50° 40′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.77038° or 3° 46′ 13″ westElevation
1,152 feet (351 metres)Open location code
9C2RM6JH+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 568548166OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12610423
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In Other Languages
“Butterdon Hill” goes by many names.
- German: “Butterdon Hill”
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