Oldberry Castle
Oldberry Castle is an Iron Age hill fort north west of Dulverton, Somerset, England. It lies approximately 0.5 miles north-west from Dulverton, close to the Devon border.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Oldberry Castle, Somerset” and “Oldbury Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dulverton Town Hall and Lion Hotel.
Dulverton Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dulverton Town Hall is a municipal building in Fore Street in Dulverton, Somerset, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Dulverton Town Council, is a Grade II listed building. Dulverton Town Hall is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Oldberry Castle.
Lion Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lion Hotel is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Oldberry Castle.
The Bridge Inn
Pub
Photo: Anthony Vosper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bridge Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Oldberry Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dulverton and Brushford.
Dulverton
Town
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Exmoor National Park is situated in the south west of the United Kingdom. It spreads across the north coast of Devon and west Somerset and was one of Britain's first national parks.
Brushford
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brushford is a village and civil parish 2 miles south of Dulverton and 12 miles north of Tiverton in Devon, in Somerset, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 535 in 243 households, reducing to 519 at the 2011 Census. Brushford is situated 2 miles southeast of Oldberry Castle.
Exebridge
Village
Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Exebridge is a village that lies on the border between Devon and Somerset, England. It lies at the confluence of the Barle and Exe rivers. Exebridge is named so because of the bridge over the River Exe that also marks the border between Devon and Somerset. Exebridge is situated 2½ miles southeast of Oldberry Castle.
Oldberry Castle
- Categories: partial contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dulverton, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.04303° or 51° 2′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.55711° or 3° 33′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C3R2CVV+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 236032082OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7085504
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