Blacker’s Hill
Blacker's Hill is an Iron Age hill fort at Chilcompton, 4.5 kilometres south west of Radstock, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Forest
- Description: hill fort in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Small multivallate promontory fort on Blacker’s Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Downside Abbey and Church of St James, Ashwick.
Downside Abbey
Church
Photo: D.O.G.A., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downside Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in England and is the senior community of the English Benedictine Congregation. Until 2019, the community had close links with Downside School, for the education of children aged 11 to 18.
Church of St James, Ashwick
Church
Photo: Lyn Yates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St James in Ashwick, Somerset, England, is a church dating from 1881. It is a Grade I listed building, adjacent to Ashwick Court. It also houses a tower that dates back from 1450.
Harridge Wood
Forest
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harridge Wood is an area of woodland in Somerset, England. From about 1300 AD part of the wood was the scene of coal mining, which continued until around 1800.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shepton Mallet and Midsomer Norton.
Shepton Mallet
Photo: Wurzeller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shepton Mallet is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England, some 16 miles southwest of Bath, 18 miles south of Bristol and five miles east of Wells.
Midsomer Norton
Town
Photo: Nigel Shoosmith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midsomer Norton is a town near the Mendip Hills in Bath and North East Somerset, England, 10 miles south-west of Bath, 10 miles north-east of Wells, 10 miles north-west of Frome, 12 miles west of Trowbridge and 16 miles south-east of Bristol.
Ashwick
Hamlet
Photo: Lyn Yates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashwick is a village in Somerset, England, about three miles north of Shepton Mallet and seven miles east from Wells. It has also been a civil parish since 1826.
Blacker’s Hill
- Category: promontory fort
- Location: Chilcompton, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.2497° or 51° 14′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.5239° or 2° 31′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C3V6FXG+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 36796988OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q4922804
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Moon’s Bottom and Upper Benter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Down Touring Park and Chilcompton Post Office.
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