Black Down

Black Down is a heath in Priddy, Mendip District, England. Black Down is situated nearby to the cave East Twin Swallet, as well as near the archaeological site WWII bombing decoy complex.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Goatchurch Cavern and Aveline’s Hole.

Goatchurch Cavern

Cave

Photo: Goatchurch, Public domain.

Goatchurch Cavern is a cave on the edge of Burrington Combe in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. Goatchurch Cavern is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Black Down.

Aveline's Hole is a cave at Burrington Combe in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The earliest scientifically dated cemetery in Britain, 10,200 and 10,400 years old, was found at Aveline's Hole, constituting the largest assemblage of Mesolithic human remains found in Britain. Aveline’s Hole is situated 3,700 feet north of Black Down.

Pierre’s Pot

Cave

Pierre's Pot is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The cave was discovered in 1983 and has two main levels, the lower level being reached through an extremely tight rift. Pierre’s Pot is situated 2,800 feet north of Black Down.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Black Down and Burrington.

Black Down

Locality

Photo: Jsommer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Black Down is the highest hill in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, in south-western England. Black Down lies just a few miles eastward of the Bristol Channel at Weston-super-Mare, and provides a view over the Chew Valley.

Burrington

Village

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Burrington is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated in the unitary authority of North Somerset, just off the A368 between Blagdon and Churchill.

Blagdon

Village

Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blagdon is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Somerset, within the unitary authority of North Somerset, in England. It is located in the Mendip Hills, a recognised Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Blagdon is situated 1½ miles northeast of Black Down.

Black Down

Type: Heath
Location: Priddy, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.31496° or 51° 18′ 54″ north

Longitude

-2.74828° or 2° 44′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C3V8772+XM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 133956125

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

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