Abbotsbury Castle
Abbotsbury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort in south west Dorset, England, situated on Wears Hill above the village of Abbotsbury, seven miles west of Dorchester and the famous hill fort at Maiden Castle.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Iron Age hill fort in south west Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Abbotsbury Castle (camp)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens and Kingston Russell Stone Circle.
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
Garden
Photo: Donarreiskoffer, CC BY 4.0.
The Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens is a visitor attraction near the village of Abbotsbury, Dorset, southern England. They are Grade I listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens is situated 1 mile southeast of Abbotsbury Castle.
Kingston Russell Stone Circle
Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY 2.5.
Kingston Russell Stone Circle, also known as the Gorwell Circle, is a stone circle located between the villages of Abbotsbury and Littlebredy in the south-western English county of Dorset. Kingston Russell Stone Circle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Abbotsbury Castle.
St Catherine’s Chapel
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Catherine's Chapel is a small chapel situated on a hill above the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. It is dedicated to Saint Catherine. It is now in the guardianship of English Heritage and became a Grade I listed building in 1956. St Catherine’s Chapel is situated 1½ miles southeast of Abbotsbury Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Bexington and Abbotsbury.
West Bexington
Village
Photo: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Bexington is a village in south-west Dorset, England, sited just behind the Chesil Beach about 6 miles southeast of Bridport. It forms part of the civil parish of Puncknowle. The coast here is part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site.
Abbotsbury
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbotsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is located around 7+1⁄2 miles west southwest of Dorchester and 1 mile inland from the English Channel coast.
Chilcombe
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chilcombe is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset unitary authority administrative area about 4 miles east of Bridport and 10 miles west of the county town, Dorchester. Chilcombe is situated 3 miles northwest of Abbotsbury Castle.
Abbotsbury Castle
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Puncknowle, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.67659° or 50° 40′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.63106° or 2° 37′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C2VM9G9+JHOpenStreetMap ID
way 40781145OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3662453
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Abbotsbury Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Abbotsbury Castle”
- Hebrew: “טירת אבוטסברי (מחנה)”
- Hebrew: “טירת אבוטסברי”
- Hebrew: “מבצר אבוטסברי (מחנה)”
- Hebrew: “מבצר אבוטסברי”
- Italian: “Castello di Abbotsbury”
- Turkish: “Abbotsbury Kalesi”
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