Wood Barrow round barrow
Wood Barrow round barrow is an archaeological site in Exmoor National Park, West Somerset District, England. Wood Barrow round barrow is situated nearby to the archaeological site Longstone Barrow round barrows, as well as near the village Barbrook.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: round barrow in Challacombe, Devon/Exmoor, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Wood Barrow”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Black Venus.
Black Venus
Pub
Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Black Venus is a pub, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wood Barrow round barrow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lynton and Lynmouth and Barbrook.
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 3 miles north of Wood Barrow round barrow.
West Lyn
Hamlet
West Lyn is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lynton and Lynmouth in the North Devon district of Devon, England. Its nearest town is Lynton, which lies approximately 1 mile north from the hamlet. The hamlet is within the Exmoor National Park. West Lyn is situated 3½ miles north of Wood Barrow round barrow.
Wood Barrow round barrow
- Categories: round barrow, 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
51.16739° or 51° 10′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.83749° or 3° 50′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C3R5587+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 649230142OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17642188
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wood Barrow and Longstone Barrow round barrows.
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