Cranmore Castle
Cranmore Castle is an Iron Age earthwork situated on a hillside above the Devon town of Tiverton in south-west England. Its National Grid reference is SS958118.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: NHSavage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cranmore Castle, Tiverton”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life and Tiverton Castle.
Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life
Museum
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life is a local history museum in Tiverton, Devon, England, to the southwest of Gotham House. It features various exhibits relating to the social and economic history of the Mid Devon region, one of the most popular being a steam locomotive known as the "Tivvy Bumper". Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Cranmore Castle.
Tiverton Castle
Castle
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tiverton Castle is the remains of a medieval castle dismantled after the English Civil War and thereafter converted in the 17th century into a country house. It occupies a defensive position above the banks of the River Exe at Tiverton in Devon. Tiverton Castle is situated 3,900 feet north of Cranmore Castle.
Tiverton Library
Library
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tiverton Library is situated 2,000 feet north of Cranmore Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolham and Crazelowman.
Bolham
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolham is a village in the parish of Tiverton in Devon, England. It was the object of much attention in December 2011 when a Stags head, said to resemble that of the Exmoor Emperor was hung in the Hartnoll Hotel in Bolham. Bolham is situated 2 miles north of Cranmore Castle.
Crazelowman
Hamlet
Crazelowman is a hamlet in mid Devon, situated near the town of Tiverton and in that town's civil parish. It is situated to the north of the River Lowman, and further upstream, to the east, is Uplowman. Crazelowman is situated 2 miles northeast of Cranmore Castle.
Butterleigh
Village
Photo: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Butterleigh is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon, England situated about three miles south east of Tiverton. The village includes a public house, village hall, award-winning blacksmith and is famous for its harvest home. Butterleigh is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cranmore Castle.
Cranmore Castle
- Categories: partial contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tiverton, Mid Devon District, East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.89616° or 50° 53′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.48219° or 3° 28′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C2RVGW9+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 501901184OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5182226
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Cranmore Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Cranmore Castle”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Cranmore”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Park Wood and South Hill Plantation.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Cranmore Cottage and Deyman’s Hill Farm.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cranmore Castle”. Photo: NHSavage, CC BY-SA 4.0.