Furzebury Brake
Furzebury Brake is an archaeological site in Minehead Without, West Somerset District, England. Furzebury Brake is situated nearby to the peak North Hill, as well as near Selworthy Beacon.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Selworthy Beacon and Bury Castle.
Selworthy Beacon
Peak
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Selworthy Beacon is a hill and Marilyn of Exmoor in Somerset, England. It lies within the boundaries of Exmoor National Park, to the north of the village of Selworthy and northwest of Minehead.
Bury Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near Selworthy, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a scheduled monument. Bury Castle is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Furzebury Brake.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Geoff Barber, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of All Saints which sits on a hillside above Selworthy, Somerset, England is a whitewashed 15th-century Church, with a 14th-century tower. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. Church of All Saints is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Furzebury Brake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Allerford and Bossington.
Allerford
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Allerford is a village in the county of Somerset, England, located within Exmoor National Park, and is part of the parish of Selworthy. It appears in Domesday Book as "Alresford – forda Ralph de Limesy Mill". Allerford is situated 2 miles southwest of Furzebury Brake.
Bossington
Village
Photo: Barbara Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bossington is a village, which is situated 2½ miles west of Furzebury Brake.
Minehead
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Minehead is a coastal town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies on the south bank of the Bristol Channel, 21 miles north-west of the county town of Taunton, 12 miles from the boundary with the county of Devon and close to the Exmoor National Park.
Furzebury Brake
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Minehead Without, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.22394° or 51° 13′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.52522° or 3° 31′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C3R6FFF+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 6781533654OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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