Dunster Dovecote
The Dovecote in Dunster, Somerset, England was probably built in the late 16th century. It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building and Scheduled Monument.Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: dovecote in Dunster, Somerset West and Taunton, England, UK
- Also known as: “Dovecote” and “Dovecote 60m north of St George’s Church”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunster Castle and Priory Church of St George, Dunster.
Dunster Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period. Dunster Castle is situated 970 feet southeast of Dunster Dovecote.
Priory Church of St George, Dunster
Church
Photo: Roy Douglas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Priory Church of St George in Dunster, Somerset, England, is predominantly 15th-century with evidence of 12th- and 13th-century work. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
Yarn Market
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Yarn Market in Dunster, Somerset, England was built in the early 17th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building and scheduled monument. Yarn Market is situated 530 feet northeast of Dunster Dovecote.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunster and Carhampton.
Dunster
Village
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Dunster is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, within the north-eastern boundary of Exmoor National Park. It lies on the Bristol Channel 2.5 miles southeast of Minehead and 20 miles northwest of Taunton.
Carhampton
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carhampton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles to the east of Minehead. Carhampton civil parish stretches from the Bristol Channel coast inland to Exmoor. The parish has a population of 865.
Blue Anchor
Village
Photo: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blue Anchor is a seaside village, in the parish of Old Cleeve, close to Carhampton in Somerset, England. The village takes its name from a 17th-century inn; the bay, Blue Anchor Bay, was previously known as Cleeve Bay. Blue Anchor is situated 2 miles east of Dunster Dovecote.
Dunster Dovecote
- Categories: dovecote, building, and tourism
- Location: Dunster, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1838° or 51° 11′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.44623° or 3° 26′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C3R5HM3+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 699487694OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q5315734
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