Castles · South West England
Brewer's Castle
Brewer's Castle — hillfort in Somerset, England, UK.
Rupert Fleetingly — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Brewer's Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "hillfort in Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0564°, -3.5949°.
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Heritage listing
Brewer's Castle is a defended Iron Age settlement in the county of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west from the town of Dulverton. The settlement survives as an earthwork situated on Hawkridge Ridge Wood. It is also very close to Mounsey Castle.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Barle Valley SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Barle SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Exmoor SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Brewer's Castle is a defended Iron Age settlement in the county of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west from the town of Dulverton. The settlement survives as an earthwork situated on Hawkridge Ridge Wood. It is also very close to Mounsey Castle.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Hill forts developed in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age, roughly the start of the first millennium BC. The reason for their emergence in Britain, and their purpose, has been a subject of debate. It has been argued that they could have been military sites constructed in response to invasion from continental Europe, sites built by invaders, or a military reaction to social tensions caused by an increasing population and consequent pressure on agriculture. The dominant view since the 1960s has been that the increasing use of iron led to social changes in Britain. Deposits of iron ore were located in different places to the tin and copper ore necessary to make bronze, and as a result trading…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0564, -3.5949
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Dulverton
- Postcode
- TA22 9QE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
Sources
- wikidata: Q4962633 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brewer's Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brewer's Castle?
- Brewer's Castle is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA22 9QE), in the parish of Dulverton.
- Who owns Brewer's Castle?
- Brewer's Castle is owned by | designation1 =Scheduled Ancient Monument.
- Is Brewer's Castle a listed building?
- Brewer's Castle is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Brewer's Castle a protected site?
- Yes — Brewer's Castle is part of the Barle Valley SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Barle SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Does Brewer's Castle charge admission?
- Brewer's Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Brewer's Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TA22 9QE. It sits within the Tiverton and Minehead parliamentary constituency.