Road Castle
Road Castle is an Iron Age bank and ditch in the county of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated approximately 2 miles west from the village of Winsford.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Grassland
- Description: Iron Age bank and ditch in Winsford, Somerset, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary Magdelene, Exford and The Crown Hotel.
Church of St Mary Magdelene, Exford
Church
The Anglican Church of St Mary Magdelene in Exford, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Mary Magdelene, Exford is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Road Castle.
The Crown Hotel
Pub
The Crown Hotel is a pub, which is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Road Castle.
The Exmoor White Horse Inn
Pub
The Exmoor White Horse Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Road Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Exford and Exmoor National Park.
Exford
Village
Exford is a rural village at the centre of Exmoor National Park, 7 miles north-west of Dulverton, and 10 miles south-west of Minehead, in Somerset, England.
Exmoor National Park
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.Road Castle
- Categories: hillfort, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Exford, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.12619° or 51° 7′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.62632° or 3° 37′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C3R49GF+FF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=grassland
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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