Cow Castle

Cow Castle is an Iron Age hillfort 5.75 kilometres West South West of Exford, Somerset, England within the Exmoor National Park. It is a Scheduled Monument.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Somerset, England, UK
Also known as: “Cae Castle” and “Ring Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wheal Eliza Mine and St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath.

Wheal Eliza Mine

Ruins

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Wheal Eliza Mine was an unsuccessful copper and iron mine on the River Barle near Simonsbath on Exmoor in the English county of Somerset. The first mining activity on the site may be from 1552. Wheal Eliza Mine is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Cow Castle.

St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath

Church

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St Luke's Church is a Church of England church in Simonsbath, Exmoor, Somerset, England. The church, which was designed by Henry Clutton and built in 1855–56, has been a Grade II listed building since 1959. St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath is situated 1½ miles northwest of Cow Castle.

Simonsbath House

Hotel

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Simonsbath House is a historic house in Simonsbath on Exmoor in Somerset, England. The Grade II listed building is now the Simonsbath House Hotel, and outdoor activity centre. It lies in the valley of the River Barle and on the Two Moors Way footpath. Simonsbath House is situated 2 miles northwest of Cow Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simonsbath and Exford.

Simonsbath

Village

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Simonsbath is a small village high on Exmoor in the English county of Somerset. It is the principal settlement in the Exmoor civil parish, which is the largest and most sparsely populated civil parish on Exmoor, covering nearly 32 square miles but with a population, at the time of the 2001 census, of 203 in 78 households, reducing to 156 at the 2011 census. Simonsbath is situated 2 miles northwest of Cow Castle.

Exford

Village

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Exford is a rural village at the centre of Exmoor National Park, 7 miles north-west of Dulverton, and 10 miles south-west of Minehead, in Somerset, England. Exford is situated 3½ miles east of Cow Castle.