Admiral Hood Monument
The Admiral Hood Monument is a memorial column to Sir Samuel Hood on a hill near Butleigh in the parish of Compton Dundon, Somerset, England. It was completed in 1831 to a design by Henry Goodridge.Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Andrew and Church of St Leonard, Butleigh.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Andrew Compton Dundon, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Andrew is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Admiral Hood Monument.
Church of St Leonard, Butleigh
Church
Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Anglican Church Of St Leonard in Butleigh, within the English county of Somerset, was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Leonard, Butleigh is situated 1½ miles east of Admiral Hood Monument.
Strode College
College
Strode College is a tertiary institution and a further education college situated in Street, Somerset, England offering Sixth Form education as well as Higher Education courses. Strode College is situated 2 miles north of Admiral Hood Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Butleigh and Street.
Butleigh
Village
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Butleigh is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The nearest village to it is Barton St David, and it lies a short distance from Glastonbury and Street. Butleigh is situated 1½ miles east of Admiral Hood Monument.
Street
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Street is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, with a population of 12,709 in 2021. On a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, it is two miles southwest of Glastonbury. Street is situated 2 miles northwest of Admiral Hood Monument.
Walton
Village
Photo: Graeme Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walton is a village and civil parish on the Polden Hills in Somerset, England, 1.5 miles west of Street. The parish includes the hamlet of Asney. Walton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Admiral Hood Monument.
Admiral Hood Monument
- Type: Monument
- Description: memorial column on a hill near Butleigh, Compton Dundon, Somerset, England, UK
- Category: historic site
- Location: Compton Dundon, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.10133° or 51° 6′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.7213° or 2° 43′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C3V472H+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4031019584OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q4683688
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