Conygar Tower

Conygar Tower is a hill in Dunster, West Somerset District, England and has an elevation of 338 feet. Conygar Tower is situated nearby to the village Dunster, as well as near the locality Marsh Street.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Conygar Tower and Dunster Castle.

Conygar Tower

Building

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The Conygar Tower in Dunster, Somerset, England was built in 1775 and has been designated as a Grade II listed building. It is a circular, 3 storey folly tower built of red sandstone, situated on a hill overlooking the village.

Dunster Castle

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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.

Yarn Market

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunster and Carhampton.

Dunster

Village

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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

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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 Conygar Tower.

Conygar Tower

Type: Hill with an elevation of 338 feet
Category: landform
Location: Dunster, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.18721° or 51° 11′ 14″ north

Longitude

-3.44404° or 3° 26′ 39″ west

Elevation

338 feet (103 metres)

Open location code

9C3R5HP4+V9

GeoNames ID

12618357

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