
What is recorded here
Cow Castle is an Iron Age hill fort in the River Barle valley, reached by a two-mile walk from Simonsbath. Its purpose remains uncertain, possibly serving as a defensive position or a overnight cattle haven. The name itself suggests animals before people, as if the castle belonged to cows and humans only later claimed it.
A named place photographed at this map point in Somerset.
Places near here
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Exmoor : WaterfallWaterfall · 1.2 mi
Halscombe prehistoric stone rowAncient stone or rock art · 1.6 mi
Landacre BridgeScheduled monument · 1.6 mi
Church of St LukeListed building · 1.6 mi
Small waterfallWaterfall · 2.9 mi
Tumulus on Withypool HillMountain or hill · 3.7 mi
Ham WoodWood · 3.9 mi
Court CopseWood · 3.9 miOther information
Photo: keith stuart · CC BY-SA 2.0