Visit Over Stowey Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Over Stowey

  

Over Stowey Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Over Stowey

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Over Stowey history

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Nearby is Dowsborough Camp (or Danesborough or Dawesbury), an Iron Age hill fort. Plainsfield Camp may have been an enclosure for animals rather than a defended settlement. It is possible that a Roman road ran from here to the Quantocks.

You can visit Over Stowey places with Walkfo Over Stowey to hear history at Over Stowey’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Over Stowey has 24 places to visit in our interactive Over Stowey map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Over Stowey, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Over Stowey places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Over Stowey & the surrounding areas.

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24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Over Stowey historic spots	Over Stowey tourist destinations	Over Stowey plaques	Over Stowey geographic features
Walkfo Over Stowey tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Over Stowey

  

Best Over Stowey places to visit

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Over Stowey has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Over Stowey’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Over Stowey’s information audio spots:

Stowey Castle Norman motte-and-bailey castle was built in the 11th century in the village of Nether Stowey on the Quantock Hills in Somerset. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Nether Stowey The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Nether Stowey in Somerset has a 15th-century tower. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1851 by Richard Carver and Charles Edmund Giles. It is as a Grade II* listed building.

Adscombe Chapel Adscombe Chapel is a medieval chapel, located 280 metres (920 ft) east of Adscombe Farm in Somerset, UK. The 13th Century chapel of the Virgin Mary was built at Adscombe by the monks of Athelney Abbey. In 1535 Johan Broke of Over Stowey bequeathed one sheep to ‘Our Lady of Addescombe’ – this is the earliest official record of this chapel.

Dowsborough Dowsborough Camp is an Iron Age hill fort on the Quantock Hills near Nether Stowey in Somerset. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (No: 189456) The fort and associated round barrow has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register due to vulnerability to vehicle damage and erosion.

Church of St Martin, Fiddington The Anglican Church of St Martin in Fiddington, Somerset, dates from the 11th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

Stogursey Castle Stogursey Castle is a medieval castle in Somerset. Most of the site is in ruins, but there is a thatched gatehouse used for holiday rental by the Landmark Trust.

Plainsfield Camp Plainsfield Camp (or Park Plantation or Cockercombe Castle) is a possible Iron Age earthwork on the Quantock Hills near Aisholt in Somerset. The so-called hill fort has several features that make it more likely to be an animal enclosure.

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