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Berry Castle

Enclosure

Rhiannon Apr 17, 2009

John Garland says (in his 2007 ‘Haunted Somerset’):

Hill climbers and ramblers often report strange and ‘distant voices’ and on occasions feel as if ‘being watched’ by unseen eyes in and around Porlock’s Berry Castle, situated on a lower ride of one of Exmoor’s combes, acclaimed for its scenic beauty.

The Somerset HER says that this site is likely to be an Iron Age / Romano-British era hillslope enclosure. It might never have been finished (you know how these DIY projects drag on). Another small enclosure exists up the slope to the south west. The record suggests the land is open access here.

Sites within 20km of Berry Castle

Tar Ball Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.26km ESE

1
Porlock Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.33km WSW

2

2
Whit Stones

Standing Stones • 1.43km NW

2

4
Porlock Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 1.51km WSW

8

7
Stoke Pero

Cairn(s) • 2.7km ESE

1
Black Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.77km WSW

1
The Wilmersham Common row

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.94km S

1
Alderman’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.41km SW

2

2
Almsworthy Stone Circle

Stone Setting • 3.53km SSW

4

3
Culbone Stone

Christianised Site • 3.6km WNW

2

2
Culbone Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.6km WNW

5

2
Great Rowbarrow

Cairn(s) • 3.74km SE

1

1
Rowbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.75km SE

1

2
Rowbarrow ring barrow and a round cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.76km SE

1

1
Hoar Moor Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.85km SSE

1
Little Rowbarrow

Cairn(s) • 3.87km SE

1

1
Bendels Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.92km S

1

1
Quarter Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.04km WNW

1
Dunkery Beacon

Cairn(s) • 4.73km ESE

9

2

6

1
Stowey Allotment Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.74km WSW

1
Lark Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.98km SW

1
Kit Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.03km ESE

1
Dunkery Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.4km E

6
Elsworthy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.43km SW

1
Longcombe Burrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.72km WSW

1
Swap Hill Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.82km WSW

1
Manor Allotment stone setting

Stone Setting • 5.83km WSW

1
Bossington Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.13km NE

6

2
Bury Castle (Selworthy)

Hillfort • 6.27km ENE

9

1
Selworthy Beacon

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7km ENE

9

1
Badgworthy Lees Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.11km WSW

1
Road Castle

Hillfort • 7.33km SSE

1

1
Lanacombe 4

Standing Stones • 7.44km WSW

1
Staddon Hill Camp

Enclosure • 7.58km SE

1

1
Hoccombe Hill East

Standing Stones • 7.91km WSW

3

1
Staddon Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.13km SE

1
Lanacombe stones

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.22km WSW

1
Devil’s Stone (Luckwell Bridge)

Natural Rock Feature • 8.35km ESE

2
Furzebury Brake

Hillfort • 8.38km ENE

3
Herne’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.4km S

2
Hoccombe Hill West

Standing Stones • 8.88km WSW

3
Periton Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.9km E

1

2
Rexy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.34km WSW

1
Brendon Two Gates (W)

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.35km WSW

3
Cow Castle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.91km SW

2

3
Clannon Ball Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 10.05km WSW

2

1
Horsen Hill Stones

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.16km SW

1
Withypool Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.61km S

1
Wambarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.73km SSE

5
Brightworthy Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.74km SSW

2
Withypool Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.89km S

1

3
Portford Bridge Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.99km SSW

1
Halscombe Stones

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.01km SW

1
Green Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.11km SSW

1
Sherdon Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.45km SW

2
Caratacus Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.68km SE

3

5
Lype Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.83km ESE

2

2
Drybridge Combe Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.85km SW

1
Hoaroak

Standing Stones • 12.02km WSW

1
Croydon Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.19km E

1
Long Holcombe Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.34km SW

1
Roman Lode

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 12.56km SW

1
Old Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.58km S

1
Gallax Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.65km E

3

1
Countisbury Castle

Promontory Fort • 12.7km W

1
Chains Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.76km WSW

1
Bats Castle

Hillfort • 13.13km E

10

4
Lyn Long Stones

Standing Stones • 13.41km W
Ricksy Ball Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.52km WSW

1
Twitchen Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.64km SSW

2
Squallacombe I, II and III

Standing Stones • 13.77km WSW

3
Withycombe Common

Round Barrow(s) • 13.78km E

3

1
Ilkerton Ridge Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.78km WSW

1
Cutcombe

Round Barrow(s) • 14.13km ESE

2
Hangley Cleave

Round Barrow(s) • 14.23km SW

3

3
Woodbarrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.35km WSW

2
Setta Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.89km WSW

2

2
Five Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.02km SW

9

2
High Bray no. 9

Round Barrow(s) • 15.14km WSW

1
Muxworthy Ridge

Round Barrow(s) • 15.18km WSW

4

2
Longstone Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.31km WSW

2

1
Longstone Stone Setting

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.34km WSW

1
The Longstone (Exmoor)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.46km WSW

5

1

4
West Anstey Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.52km S

2

1
Mounsey Castle

Hillfort • 15.6km SSE

1

3
Leather Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.08km ESE

2
Chapman Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.22km WSW

1

2
Shoulsbury Castle

Hillfort • 16.31km WSW

3

2

1
Stone near Roe Barrow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.36km WSW

1
Anstey Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.37km SSE

1
Pixie Rocks

Natural Rock Feature • 16.5km WSW

1
Woolhanger Henge

Henge • 16.64km WSW

1

1
Langridge Wood

Cist • 17.21km E

1
Wiveliscombe Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.71km E

2
Paracombe Lane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.35km W

2

1
Naked Boy Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.71km E

1
King’s Brompton Common Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.82km ESE

1
Beacon Castle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.49km W
Broken Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.69km WSW

2