Musbury Castle
Musbury Castle is a fort 700 m southeast of Musbury. Its status is a scheduled monument. Look also at Colcombe Castle, 3.3 km away, first of 31 more within 15 km.
Fort near Musbury
Just outside Musbury
Musbury Castle is 700 m southeast of Musbury. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Musbury has 23 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Expect highs of 17–22°C in Musbury from May to September.
Musbury Castle
Articles on it exist in 2 languages.
- Type
- Fort
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 700 m southeast of Musbury
Where to find Musbury Castle
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Musbury Castle is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
The 8 towns are led in size by Axminster, with 6,094 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
Musbury
Colyton
Colyford
Axminster
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Musbury Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musbury | 700 m northwest of it | 561 | 10 |
| Colyton | 2.7 km west of it | 1,938 | 13 |
| Colyford | 3 km southwest of it | 583 | 13 |
| Axminster | 3.3 km north of it | 6,094 | 7 |
| Kilmington | 3.5 km north of it | 929 | 8 |
| Axmouth | 3.5 km southwest of it | 244 | 10 |
| Uplyme | 3.6 km east of it | 1,053 | 9 |
| Raymond's Hill | 4 km northeast of it | 499 | 10 |
Combine it with these
There are 31 within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 castles and a historic house among them.
CastleColcombe Castle3.3 km away2
Historic house · National TrustShute Barton4.4 km away3
MuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museum6.2 km away4
CastleForde Abbey13 km away5
Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp9.6 km away6
MuseumLyme Regis Museum6.4 km away7
MuseumAxminster Museum4.6 km away8
Historic siteBeer Quarry Caves8.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Musbury Castle
Where is Musbury Castle?
Musbury Castle is 700 m southeast of Musbury, Devon.
What is Musbury Castle?
Hillfort in Devon, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Musbury Castle?
May to September are the warmest months in Musbury, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Musbury Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Musbury Castle?
Within 15 km: Colcombe Castle (3.3 km), Shute Barton (4.4 km), Dinosaurland Fossil Museum (6.2 km) and Forde Abbey (13 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Musbury Castle: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colcombe Castle: Rev. John Swete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinosaurland Fossil Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forde Abbey: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Regis Museum: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Axminster Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beer Quarry Caves: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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