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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Berry Castle (Exmoor)
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Minehead Nearest Village: West Porlock
Map Ref: SS859449 Landranger Map Number: 181
Latitude: 51.191896N Longitude: 3.634185W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

3 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0	No data.

2 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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SS8544 : Berry Castle Wood by Roger Cornfoot — by Roger Cornfoot
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SS8544 : Path to Hawk Combe by Roger Cornfoot — by Roger Cornfoot
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SS8644 : Luccombe : Track by Lewis Clarke — by Lewis Clarke
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SS8544 : Luccombe : Countryside Scenery by Lewis Clarke — by Lewis Clarke
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SS8544 : Luccombe : Exmoor Scenery by Lewis Clarke — by Lewis Clarke
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1.3km WSW 258° Porlock Common SW* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS8457544654)
1.4km W 259° Porlock Circle* Stone Circle (SS84514467)
1.5km NNW 336° Whit Stones* Standing Stones (SS8532846255)
1.9km W 263° Porlock Allotment NE* Standing Stones (SS84014471)
1.9km WSW 253° Coley Water, South* Stone Row / Alignment (SS84074438)
1.9km NW 305° Porlock Common North East* Stone Row / Alignment (SS8434946032)
2.8km WSW 245° Porlock Allotment SW* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS8335543785)
2.8km S 185° Wilmersham Common North* Stone Row / Alignment (SS8561242129)
2.9km S 183° Wilmersham Common South* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS85664197)
3.0km WSW 248° Hoscombe SE* Stone Row / Alignment (SS8311443876)
3.0km WSW 253° Hoscombe NW Standing Stones (SS830441)
3.4km SW 219° Alderman's Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SS837423)
3.5km NW 314° Culbone Hill* Stone Row / Alignment (SS83434738)
3.6km SSW 205° Almsworthy* Stone Circle (SS8430941698)
3.6km NW 311° Culbone Stone* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SS8321047374)
3.7km SW 228° Madacombe* Stone Row / Alignment (SS831425)
3.7km SW 230° Madacombe Barrows Barrow Cemetery (SS830426)
3.7km SSE 153° Rowbarrow Group* Barrow Cemetery (SS87544154)
3.9km S 174° Hoar Moor (E)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS86214106)
3.9km SE 127° Sweetworthy settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SS890425)
4.0km WSW 254° Kittuck* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS8203443885)
4.1km S 179° Hoar Moor (W) Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS85864075)
4.5km SE 146° Codsend Moor Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS88364110)
4.7km SE 134° Dunkery Beacon* Barrow Cemetery (SS892416)
5.1km ENE 69° Pixy Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS9066646634)
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