Spoil heaps
Spoil heaps is an archaeological site in Priddy, Mendip District, England. Spoil heaps is situated nearby to the nature reserve Priddy Mineries, as well as near the archaeological site Priddy Nine Barrows.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mendips and Priddy Mineries.
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.
Priddy Mineries
Nature reserve
Priddy Mineries is a nature reserve previously run by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. It is in the village of Priddy, on the Mendip Hills in Somerset. The reserve lies 3 miles north of Wells and 1.5 miles east of the village of Priddy.
St Cuthbert’s Swallet
Cave
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Cuthbert's Swallet is the second longest, and most complex, cave on the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It forms a major part of the Priddy Caves system and water entering this swallet re-emerges at Wookey Hole. St Cuthbert’s Swallet is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Spoil heaps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Priddy and Wookey Hole.
Priddy
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Priddy is a village in Somerset, England in the Mendip Hills, close to East Harptree and 4 miles north-west of Wells. The village lies in a small hollow near the summit of the Mendip range of hills, at an elevation of 260 metres above sea-level, and has evidence of occupation since Neolithic times.
Wookey Hole
Village
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wookey Hole is a village in Somerset, England. It is the location of the Wookey Hole show caves. Wookey Hole is situated 2½ miles southwest of Spoil heaps.
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. East Harptree is situated 3 miles north of Spoil heaps.
Spoil heaps
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Priddy, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.25837° or 51° 15′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.65151° or 2° 39′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C3V785X+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 10266177635OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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