Trentishoe Down

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Trentishoe Down
Devon
Trentishoe Down - geograph.org.uk - 105818.jpg
On Trentishoe Down
Range: Exmoor
Summit: 1,050 feet SS629477
51°12’46"N, 3°57’49"W

Trentishoe Down is a prominent coastal hill of 1,050 feet overlooking the north coast of Devon on the Bristol Channel and the valley of a tributary to the River Heddon. The hill belongs to the National Trust

On its summit are the Trentishoe Barrows; Neolithic cairns which are part of an ancient landscape of monuments and burial chambers found across these hills. Two round cairns, situated on the summit of Trentishoe Down are together a scheduled ancient monument.[1] overlooking and the Bristol Channel. The northern cairn survives as a circular stony mound with a diameter of 37 feet and is up to 3 feet high.

The South West Coast Path by Trentishow Down

The South West Coast Path runs along the northern slope of Trentishow Down.

References

  1. National Heritage List 1002556: Trentishoe Barrows