Quarts Moor
Quarts Moor is a scenic viewpoint in Hemyock, Mid Devon District, England. Quarts Moor is situated nearby to the nature reserve Wellington Castlefields, as well as near the hamlet Clayhidon.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wellington Monument and Hemyock Castle.
Wellington Monument
Monument
Photo: Julia W, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wellington Monument is a 175-foot-high triangular obelisk located on a point of the Blackdown Hills, 3 km south of Wellington in the English county of Somerset. Wellington Monument is situated 1 mile west of Quarts Moor.
Hemyock Castle
Castle
Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hemyock Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle in the village of Hemyock, Devon, England. It was built by Sir William Asthorpe after 1380 to a quadrangular design. Hemyock Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Quarts Moor.
Half Moon Inn
Pub
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Half Moon Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Quarts Moor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clayhidon and Wellington.
Clayhidon
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clayhidon is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon, England. The parish church is St. Andrews. The parish is in the Blackdown Hills and its northern and eastern boundaries form part of the Devon – Somerset border.
Wellington
Town
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wellington is a market town in Somerset, England. It is situated 7 miles south west of Taunton, near the border with Devon, which runs along the Blackdown Hills to the south of the town. Wellington is situated 2½ miles north of Quarts Moor.
Rockwell Green
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rockwell Green is a village in Wellington parish, Somerset, England. It lies about 1 mile south-west of the town, separated from it by some open land. The obelisk of the Wellington Monument is visible from almost everywhere in the village. Rockwell Green is situated 2½ miles northwest of Quarts Moor.
Quarts Moor
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Parking: surface
- Categories: tourism and parking area
- Location: Hemyock, Mid Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.94523° or 50° 56′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.20988° or 3° 12′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C2RWQWR+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 3775783924OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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