Hill forts · South West England
Dowsborough
Dowsborough — hillfort in Somerset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stogumber · 5.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Dowsborough is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "hillfort in Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.1451°, -3.2021°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The Quantocks SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Quantock Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Dowsborough Camp (or Danesborough or Dawesbury) is an Iron Age hill fort on the Quantock Hills near Nether Stowey in Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Monument. The fort and associated round barrow has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register due to vulnerability to vehicle damage and erosion.
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- Coordinates
- 51.1451, -3.2021
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Holford
- Postcode
- TA5 1LE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Nearest railway station
- Stogumber — 5.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5303655 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dowsborough (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Dowsborough Camp Somerset Map.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dowsborough?
- Dowsborough is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA5 1LE), in the parish of Holford.
- Is Dowsborough a listed building?
- Dowsborough is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Dowsborough a protected site?
- Yes — Dowsborough is part of the The Quantocks SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Quantock Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Dowsborough free to visit?
- Yes, Dowsborough is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dowsborough?
- The nearest railway station is Stogumber, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TA5 1LE.