Bat’s Castle
Bats Castle is an Iron Age hillfort at the top of a 213 metres high hill in the parish of Carhampton south south west of Dunster in Somerset, England. Though clearly shown on the 1902 Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, the site was "identified" in 1983 after some schoolboys found eight silver-plated coins dating from 102BC to AD350.Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bat’s Castle Camp”, “Bat’s Castle: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork”, “Bats Castle”, and “Caesar’s Camp”
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 mile north of Bat’s Castle.
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 1 mile north of Bat’s Castle.
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 mile north of Bat’s Castle.
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.
Blue Anchor
Village
Photo: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blue Anchor is a seaside village, in the parish of Old Cleeve, close to Carhampton in Somerset, England. The village takes its name from a 17th-century inn; the bay, Blue Anchor Bay, was previously known as Cleeve Bay. Blue Anchor is situated 2 miles east of Bat’s Castle.
Bat’s Castle
- Categories: partial contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Carhampton, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.16953° or 51° 10′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.44844° or 3° 26′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C3R5H92+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 180007808OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4868439
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In Other Languages
“Bat’s Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Bat’s Castle”
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