Dunster Butter Cross
The Butter Cross in Dunster within the English county of Somerset is a Grade II* listed building and scheduled monument. The cross was originally erected in the late 14th or early 15th century in the main street, and was moved to its current site in the late 18th or early 19th century.Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: market cross in Dunster, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Butter Cross” and “Butter Cross at Dunster”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunster Castle and Dunster Dovecote.
Dunster Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period. Dunster Castle is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Dunster Butter Cross.
Dunster Dovecote
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
The Dovecote in Dunster, Somerset, England was probably built in the late 16th century. It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building and Scheduled Monument. Dunster Dovecote is situated 820 feet southeast of Dunster Butter Cross.
Yarn Market
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Yarn Market in Dunster, Somerset, England was built in the early 17th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building and scheduled monument. Yarn Market is situated 1,100 feet east of Dunster Butter Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunster and Carhampton.
Dunster
Village
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Dunster is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, within the north-eastern boundary of Exmoor National Park. It lies on the Bristol Channel 2.5 miles southeast of Minehead and 20 miles northwest of Taunton.
Carhampton
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carhampton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles to the east of Minehead. Carhampton civil parish stretches from the Bristol Channel coast inland to Exmoor. The parish has a population of 865.
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.
Dunster Butter Cross
- Categories: buttercross and historic site
- Location: Dunster, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1851° or 51° 11′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.44915° or 3° 26′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C3R5HP2+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 759652091OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q17198558
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Spanish—“Dunster Butter Cross” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “ডানস্টের বাটার ক্রুশ”
- Chinese: “登斯特牛油十字架”
- Spanish: “Butter Cross (Dunster)”
- Spanish: “Butter Cross”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dunster First School and Church Garden.
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