Chisley Mount
Located in Puriton, Sedgemoor District Coordinates: 51°10′02″ N 2°59′22″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport31 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport36 km
About Chisley Mount
Chisley Mount is a historic site. Location: Puriton, Sedgemoor District.
Down End Castle, also known as Downend Castle, Chisley Mount or Chidley Mount, was a motte-and-bailey castle at Down End, north of Dunball in the parish of Puriton, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Chisley Mount
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Bridgwater Castle John Chubb · Public domain
Climate of Chisley Mount
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 93 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (96 mm)
- Driest month
- April (51 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 95 | 67 | 71 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 57 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 93 | 96 |
How to get to Chisley Mount
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 31 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 37 km to the north.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 31 kmnortheast
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 36 kmnorthwest
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 57 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 37 kmnorth
- Bristol Population: 479K 42 kmnortheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 47 kmnorth
- Bath Population: 101.6K 50 kmnortheast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 62 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Chisley Mount
Within 100 km: 620 historic and cultural sites, 1,478 natural sites, 157 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km113 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 17 kmW
- Steep Holm Island 21 kmNW
- Knightstone Island 20 kmN
- Stert Island Island 8 kmN
25–60 km752 places
- Charmouth Beach Beach 49 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 25 kmN
- Barry Island Island 33 kmNW
- Sully Island Island 29 kmNW
60–100 km1,390 places
- Brownsea Island Island 89 kmSE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 93 kmSW
- Chesil Beach Beach 66 kmSE
- Saunton Sands Beach 87 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
River Cary River, Somerset0.7 km S
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Bridgwater Castle Historic site, Bridgwater4.4 km S
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Knowle Hill Mountain, Bawdrip2.7 km SE
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Enmore Castle Historic site, Enmore9.3 km SW -
Stogursey Castle Historic site, Stogursey11 km W -
Pendon Hill Mountain, Stawell5.6 km SE
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Edithmead Motte Historic site, Burnham Without8.2 km N
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Stowey Castle Historic site, Nether Stowey12 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Puriton Village, Puriton1.2 km E
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Dunball Village, Puriton0.5 km SE
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Bridgwater Town, Bridgwater4.4 km S -
Pawlett Village, Pawlett1.7 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources