Gallox hill fort
Gallox hill fort is an archaeological site in Carhampton, West Somerset District, England. Gallox hill fort is situated nearby to the archaeological site Settlement, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Black Ball.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunster Castle and Bat’s Castle.
Dunster Castle
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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 3,700 feet northeast of Gallox hill fort.
Bat’s Castle
Archaeological site
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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. Bat’s Castle is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Gallox hill fort.
Dunster Dovecote
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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 4,000 feet northeast of Gallox hill fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunster and Carhampton.
Dunster
Village
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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
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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 Gallox hill fort.
Gallox hill fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: 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
51.17405° or 51° 10′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.4543° or 3° 27′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C3R5GFW+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 180007814OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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