What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Somerset.
Heather on Porlock Hill rises to approximately 214 metres and is part of the Exmoor National Park, characterised by moorland vegetation and granite geology. The hill is associated with the broader landscape of the Porlock Valley, an area significant for its natural beauty and historical connections to Exmoor’s cultural and pastoral heritage.
Places near here
Hawkcombe HeadMountain / peak · 769 yd
Yearnor Mill cottageOld home or work place · 880 yd
Worthy Wood: ExmoorForest or wood · 1092 yd
Porlock Common, North East prehistoric stone rowAncient stone or rock art · 1258 yd
Worthy ManorListed building · 1.0 mi
Storehouse ? more than a cave but less than a dwellingCave or cavern · 1.1 mi
Porlock Common, South West stone rowAncient stone or rock art · 1.3 mi
Metcombe PlantationWood · 1.4 mi
Woodcocks LeyMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Pipeline across beachBeach · 1.6 mi
Sheep grazing on Tarr Ball HillMountain or hill · 1.7 mi
Small waterfall alongside the coast path.Waterfall · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: Pam Brophy · CC BY-SA 2.0