Tumulus
Tumulus is an archaeological site in Countisbury, North Devon, England. Tumulus is situated nearby to the peak Kipscombe Hill, as well as near the village Brendon.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Staghunters Inn and Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse.
Staghunters Inn
Pub
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Staghunters Inn is a pub, which is situated 3,500 feet south of Tumulus.
Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Christopher Ware, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse is located on Foreland Point; it was originally simply named 'The Foreland Lighthouse'. First lit on 28 September 1900, the lighthouse was built to assist vessels passing through the Bristol Channel, and is a round brick tower painted white. Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles northwest of Tumulus.
Wind Hill
Peak
Photo: Trotboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wind Hill, situated close to Lynmouth in Devon, England, is the location of an Iron Age enclosure or "spur" hill fort. The site is effectively a hillside forming a spur or promontory between the steep valley of the East Lyn River to the south and the cliffs to the north. Wind Hill is situated 2 miles west of Tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brendon and Wilsham.
Brendon
Village
Photo: Peter French, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brendon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brendon and Countisbury, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England.
Countisbury
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Countisbury is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brendon and Countisbury, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England.
Tumulus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Countisbury, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.22849° or 51° 13′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.76116° or 3° 45′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C3R66HQ+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 4408647449OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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