Higher Brownstone

Higher Brownstone is a residential area in Kingswear, South Hams District, England. Higher Brownstone is situated nearby to the tower Kingswear Daymark, as well as near the forest The Warren.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kingswear Castle and Dartmouth Castle.

Kingswear Castle

Castle

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Kingswear Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. It was constructed between 1491 and 1502 in response to the threat of French attack and was one of the first purpose-built artillery forts in Britain. Kingswear Castle is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Higher Brownstone.

Dartmouth Castle

Castle

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Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary. Dartmouth Castle is situated 1 mile west of Higher Brownstone.

Kingswear Daymark

Tower

Photo: Jamieparton, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kingswear Daymark is a 24 m octagonal limestone day beacon built in 1864, in an arable field above Froward Point near the town of Kingswear, Devon, England. Kingswear Daymark is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Higher Brownstone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dartmouth and Churston Ferrers.

Dartmouth

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Dartmouth is a town in the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. A historic port location, Dartmouth's geography and seaside location combined with its traditional architecture make it an idyllic settlement popular with tourists from around Britain and the near continent.

Churston Ferrers

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Churston Ferrers is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of Torbay, Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns of Paignton and Brixham. Churston Ferrers is situated 3 miles north of Higher Brownstone.

Galmpton

Village

Photo: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Galmpton is a semi-rural village in Torbay, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is located in the ward of Churston-with-Galmpton and the historic civil parish of Churston Ferrers, though some areas historically considered parts of Galmpton, such as Greenway and Galmpton Creek, are situated in the Devon borough of South Hams. Galmpton is situated 3½ miles north of Higher Brownstone.

Higher Brownstone

Type: Residential area
Location: Kingswear, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.34582° or 50° 20′ 45″ north

Longitude

-3.54611° or 3° 32′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C2R8FW3+8H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 223285682

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Warren and The Warren.

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