Hill forts · South West England
Castle Neroche
Castle Neroche — Norman castle in Somerset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Castle Neroche is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "Norman castle in Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.9369°, -3.0380°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Blackdown Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Castle Neroche is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle on the site of an earlier hill fort in the parish of Curland, near Staple Fitzpaine, Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Background
History
The origin of the term Neroche is believed to be a contraction of the Old English words nierra and rechich or rachich for Rache, a type of hunting-dog used in Britain in the Middle Ages, giving a meaning of the camp where hunting dogs were kept. This also gives the site its alternative name of Castle Rache.
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- Coordinates
- 50.9369, -3.0380
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Curland
- Postcode
- TA20 3LB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
Sources
- wikidata: Q5050201 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Castle Neroche (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bank at Castle Neroche - geograph.org.uk - 168660.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castle Neroche?
- Castle Neroche is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA20 3LB), in the parish of Curland.
- Is Castle Neroche a listed building?
- Castle Neroche is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Castle Neroche a protected site?
- Yes — Castle Neroche is part of the Blackdown Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Castle Neroche free to visit?
- Yes, Castle Neroche is free to enter.
- How do I get to Castle Neroche?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TA20 3LB. It sits within the Taunton and Wellington parliamentary constituency.