Summerhouse, in Grounds of Castle to the West of the Castle
SUMMERHOUSE, IN GROUNDS OF CASTLE TO THE WEST OF THE CASTLE, CASTLE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1173277
- Date first listed:
- 04-Aug-1983
- Statutory Address:
- SUMMERHOUSE, IN GROUNDS OF CASTLE TO THE WEST OF THE CASTLE, CASTLE HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1173277
- Date first listed:
- 04-Aug-1983
- Statutory Address 1:
- SUMMERHOUSE, IN GROUNDS OF CASTLE TO THE WEST OF THE CASTLE, CASTLE HILL
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SUMMERHOUSE, IN GROUNDS OF CASTLE TO THE WEST OF THE CASTLE, CASTLE HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dunster
- National Park:
- Exmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 99148 43465
Details
1. 5366 DUNSTER CASTLE HILL
Summerhouse, in grounds of Castle to the west of the Castle SS 9843-9943 4/21
II
2. Built circa 1727 on the summit of the tor when the site of the keep was levelled and made a bowling green. Small octagonal brick building with 15th century timber mullion window. The summerhouse is located within the Scheduled Ancient Monument - Motte and Bailey at Dunster Castle (Somerset County No 469).
Listing NGR: SS9914743462
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 264652
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 37 Somerset,
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