Tumulus
Tumulus is an archaeological site in Exmoor National Park, West Somerset District, England. Tumulus is situated nearby to the peak Dry Hill, as well as near Elsworthy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cow Castle and St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath.
Cow Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Maurice Clements, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Cow Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Tumulus.
St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath
Church
Wheal Eliza Mine
Ruins
Photo: martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2½ miles southwest of Tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simonsbath and Exford.
Simonsbath
Village
Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2½ miles southwest of Tumulus.
Exford
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 southeast of Tumulus.
Malmsmead
Hamlet
Photo: Kevin Young, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malmsmead is a hamlet on the border between the English counties of Devon and Somerset. The nearest town is Lynton, which lies approximately 4.7 miles west of the hamlet. The hamlet is situated in the Doone Valley within the Exmoor National Park. Malmsmead is situated 4 miles north of Tumulus.
Tumulus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Exmoor National Park, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.15688° or 51° 9′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.7103° or 3° 42′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C3R574Q+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4408643518OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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