Tumulus
Tumulus is an archaeological site in Exmoor National Park, West Somerset District, England. Tumulus is situated nearby to the archaeological site Chains Valley stone alignment 400m north west of Exe Head, as well as near Long Chains Combe South: two standing stones 380m south west of the sheepfold.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath and Simonsbath House.
St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath
Church
St Luke's Church is a Church of England church in Simonsbath, Exmoor, Somerset, England. The church, which was designed by Henry Clutton and built in 1855–56, has been a Grade II listed building since 1959. St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath is situated 2 miles southeast of Tumulus.
Simonsbath House
Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Simonsbath House is a historic house in Simonsbath on Exmoor in Somerset, England. The Grade II listed building is now the Simonsbath House Hotel, and outdoor activity centre. It lies in the valley of the River Barle and on the Two Moors Way footpath. Simonsbath House is situated 2 miles southeast of Tumulus.
The Exmoor Forest Inn
Pub
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Exmoor Forest Inn is a pub, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simonsbath and Lynton and Lynmouth.
Simonsbath
Village
Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simonsbath is a small village high on Exmoor in the English county of Somerset. It is the principal settlement in the Exmoor civil parish, which is the largest and most sparsely populated civil parish on Exmoor, covering nearly 32 square miles but with a population, at the time of the 2001 census, of 203 in 78 households, reducing to 156 at the 2011 census. Simonsbath is situated 2 miles southeast of Tumulus.
Lynton and Lynmouth
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lynton and Lynmouth is a civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The parish is named after its two main settlements of Lynton, which stands on a plateau above the Glen Lyn Gorge, and Lynmouth which lies at the foot of the gorge where the West Lyn River and East Lyn River converge and then meet the sea.
Barbrook
Village
Photo: Grant Sherman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barbrook is a village in Devon, England. It is close to the source of the West Lyn River. The village post office and shop closed on 27 September 2008. Barbrook is situated 4½ miles northwest of Tumulus.
Tumulus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Exmoor National Park, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.15817° or 51° 9′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.7931° or 3° 47′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C3R5654+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 649228672OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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