Musbury Castle
Musbury Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort situated above the Village of Musbury in Devon. The fort occupies a commanding hill top approx 175 metres above sea level overlooking the Axe valley at Ordnance Survey grid reference SY282941.Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Michael and The Hind.
Church of St Michael
Church
Photo: Sealman, Public domain.
Church of St Michael is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Musbury Castle.
The Hind
Pub
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hind is a pub, which is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Musbury Castle.
Colcombe Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Colcombe Castle was a castle or fortified house situated about a 0.5 mi north of the town of Colyton in East Devon, England. It was a seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon, whose principal seat was Tiverton Castle, about 22 miles to the north west. Colcombe Castle is situated 2 miles west of Musbury Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Combpyne and Whitford.
Combpyne
Locality
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Combpyne is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Combpyne Rousdon, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is off the A3052 road between Colyford and Lyme Regis in Dorset.
Whitford
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitford is a village near Axminster in East Devon. It is situated on the western bank of the River Axe, which is crossed via a small bridge with a weir under it on a lane that joins the A358 road at Musbury. Whitford is situated 1½ miles northwest of Musbury Castle.
Rousdon
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rousdon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Combpyne Rousdon, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is off the A3052 road between Colyford and Lyme Regis in Dorset. Rousdon is situated 2 miles southeast of Musbury Castle.
Musbury Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Devon, England, UK
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Musbury, East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.74217° or 50° 44′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.01899° or 3° 1′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C2RPXRJ+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 45574425OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6940200
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