Neroche Area Key Historic Sites Location Map
Orchard Portman Once the seat of the famous Portman family
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Thurlbear Church Grade 1 listed Norman Church
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Orchard Wood Hillfort Early Iron Age Hillfort
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Playstreet Deserted Medieval village established in 11th century
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Castle Neroche Iron Age hillfort and Norman motte & bailey
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^ Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. Forestry Commission. GD272388, 2001. Culmstock Beacon Part of a system of fire beacons
Hemyock Castle A small late-medieval castle now part of a private house
Wellington Monument Built to honour the Duke of Wellington Ringdown Barn Typical C19th Blackdown Hills farm building
Quants Wood Remains of an unfinished reservoir
Leigh Hill Encampment SiteVictorian militia summer encampment
Wychwood Lake Duck decoy lake, early C20th
Robin Hoods Butts A group of Bronze Age round barrows shown in GREEN
RAF Culmhead Trickey Warren WWII air base
Poundisford Park Boundary shown in ORANGE
Britty - Deserted post-medieval farmstead
Hawks Moor Medieval deer park and deserted cottages - shown in BROWN
Forest of Neroche Approx boundary of Medieval Royal Forest - shown in RED
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Staple Deer Parks Approx boundaries of C13th deer parks shown in BLUE