Dorset
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Abbotsbury Castle

Abbotsbury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort in south west , England, situated on Wears Hill above the village of , seven miles west of and the famous hill fort at .
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  • 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.

Garden
Photo: Donarreiskoffer, CC BY 4.0.
The is a visitor attraction near the village of , , southern . They are Grade I listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. is situated 1 mile southeast of Abbotsbury Castle.

Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY 2.5.
, also known as the Gorwell Circle, is a stone circle located between the villages of and in the county of . is situated 1½ miles northeast of Abbotsbury Castle.

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a colony of nesting mute swans near the village of in , England. Located on a 1-hectare site around the protected from the weather of by , it is the only managed swannery in the world, and can number over 600 swans with around 150 pairs. is situated 2 miles southeast of Abbotsbury Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Bexington and Abbotsbury.

Village
Photo: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a in south-west , , sited just behind the about 6 miles southeast of . It forms part of the civil parish of . The coast here is part of the , a World Heritage Site.

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and civil parish in the English county of . The village is located around 7+1⁄2 miles west southwest of and 1 mile inland from the coast.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet and civil parish in , England, situated in the Dorset unitary authority administrative area about 4 miles east of and 10 miles west of the county town, . is situated 3 miles northwest of Abbotsbury Castle.

Abbotsbury Castle

Latitude
50.67659° or 50° 40′ 36″ north
Longitude
-2.63106° or 2° 37′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C2VM9G9+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40781145
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q3662453
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beacon and Bexington Coppice.

Nearby Places

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