Cockroad Wood Castle
Cockroad Wood Castle is an archaeological site in Pen Selwood, South Somerset, England. Cockroad Wood Castle is situated nearby to the village Penselwood, as well as near Pen Forest.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King Alfred’s Tower and Stourhead.
King Alfred’s Tower
Photo: JürgenMatern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alfred's Tower is a folly in Somerset, England, on the edge of the border with Wiltshire, on the Stourhead estate. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and belongs to the National Trust. King Alfred’s Tower is situated 2 miles north of Cockroad Wood Castle.
Stourhead
Photo: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stourhead is a 1,072-hectare estate at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of Wiltshire, extending into Somerset. The estate is about 4 km northwest of the town of Mere and includes a Grade I listed 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, one of the most famous gardens in the English landscape garden style, farmland, and woodland. Stourhead is situated 2 miles northeast of Cockroad Wood Castle.
Stourhead House
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stourhead House is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cockroad Wood Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penselwood and Gasper.
Penselwood
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penselwood or Pen Selwood is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It lies 4 miles north east of Wincanton, 4 miles south east of Bruton, 4 miles west of Mere, and 5 miles north west of Gillingham.
Bourton
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bourton is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated north of the A303 road on the border with Somerset and Wiltshire between Mere and Wincanton. Bourton is situated 2 miles southeast of Cockroad Wood Castle.
Cockroad Wood Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pen Selwood, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.08876° or 51° 5′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.36307° or 2° 21′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3V3JQP+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 843796817OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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