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Hill in Somerset, England
Dunkery Beacon at the summit of Dunkery Hill is the highest point on Exmoor and in Somerset, England. It is also the highest point in southern England
Dunkery_Hill
Country estate in Somerset, England
includes Dunkery and Selworthy Beacons, and the villages and hamlets of Selworthy, Allerford, Bossington, Horner and Luccombe as well as the Dunkery and Horner
Holnicote_Estate
Historic England. Retrieved 28 February 2015. "Round cairn cemetery on Dunkery Hill". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Archived from
List of scheduled monuments in West Somerset (H–Z)
List_of_scheduled_monuments_in_West_Somerset_(H–Z)
Road in Exmoor, England
was also a race up the hill. It is listed as one of the 100 greatest cycling climbs in the UK. Dunkery Beacon, a nearby hill that is the highest point
Porlock_Hill
Long-distance footpath in Somerset and Devon, England
Hill to Wheddon Cross. The route then crosses an area of moorland at Dunkery Hill to the woodland village of Horner and moves towards the coast at Porlock
Coleridge_Way
Fell Dunkery Hill Easton Hill Eggardon Hill Godlingston Hill High Willhays Kinder Scout Leith Hill Lewesdon Hill Liddington Hill Lype Hill Milk Hill Normanby
Hardy_(hill)
Somerset, and abutting the Bristol Channel, reaches 519 m (1,703 ft) at Dunkery Beacon, and is famous as the setting of Lorna Doone. Dartmoor, in Devon
Mountains and hills of England
Mountains_and_hills_of_England
037 ft) Shropshire Hills – Brown Clee Hill at 540 metres (1,772 ft) Exmoor – Dunkery Beacon at 519 metres (1,703 ft) Malvern Hills – Worcestershire Beacon
List of highest points in the United Kingdom
List_of_highest_points_in_the_United_Kingdom
north east of Dunkery Bridge". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 25 November 2014. "Cairn on Bossington Hill, 1.12 km north
List of scheduled monuments in West Somerset (A–G)
List_of_scheduled_monuments_in_West_Somerset_(A–G)
(T219), completed 8 January 1942 Duncton (T220), completed 27 January 1942 Dunkery (T224), completed 23 April 1942 Inkpen (T225), completed 23 May 1942 Portsdown
Hill-class_trawler
with rivers and low-lying areas of the Somerset Levels. The highest is Dunkery and Horner Wood which covers 1,604 hectares (3,964 acres) of wet and dry
List of national nature reserves in Somerset
List_of_national_nature_reserves_in_Somerset
Site of two Iron Age hillforts in Somerset, England
Age hill forts or enclosures at Luccombe, 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Porlock, Somerset, England. They are on the north-facing slope of Dunkery Hill. One
Sweetworthy
South West England. It is a rural county of rolling hills, such as the Mendip Hills, Quantock Hills and Exmoor National Park, and large flat expanses of
List of hillforts and ancient settlements in Somerset
List_of_hillforts_and_ancient_settlements_in_Somerset
This is a list of hills in Somerset. Many of these hills are important historical, archaeological and nature conservation sites, as well as popular hiking
List_of_hills_of_Somerset
Mountains and hills with prominence no less than 150 m
A Marilyn is a hill or mountain in the United Kingdom, Ireland or surrounding islands with a prominence of at least 150 metres (492 ft), regardless of
List of Marilyns in the British Isles
List_of_Marilyns_in_the_British_Isles
Hill in Somerset, England
Staple Hill is a hill in the English county of Somerset, the highest point in the Blackdown Hills. It is classed as both a Marilyn and a Hardy. This is
Staple_Hill_(Somerset)
Hill in Somerset, England
Wills Neck is the highest summit on the Quantock Hills and one of the highest points in Somerset, England. Although only 1261 ft (384 m) high, it qualifies
Wills_Neck
and Bettisfield Mosses Stiperstones Wem Moss Barrington Hill Meadows Bridgwater Bay Dunkery & Horner Woods Ebbor Gorge Ham Wall Hardington Moor Hawkcombe
List of national nature reserves in England
List_of_national_nature_reserves_in_England
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom
the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold in 1945 and renamed Dunkery Beacon. A further sale to Finland in 1955 saw her renamed Rissa. Following
SS_Empire_Flame
English classicist (1866–1938)
times alone) to Lynmouth, across Badgworthy Valley in Exmoor, and around Dunkery Hill. After Dunn left Bath College in 1897, Slater moved to teach in Canterbury
David_A._Slater
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List of ceremonial counties of England by highest point
List_of_ceremonial_counties_of_England_by_highest_point
Village in Somerset, England
county of Somerset. It at the foot of the moor's highest hill, the 1,750 feet (533 m) Dunkery Beacon, and is about one mile south of the A39 road between
Luccombe,_Somerset
This is a list of hills in Devon. Many of these peaks are important historical, archaeological and nature conservation sites, as well as popular hiking
List_of_hills_of_Devon
(PDF) from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011. "Dunkery & Horner Woods NNR". Special Sites. Natural England. Archived from the
List of ancient woods in England
List_of_ancient_woods_in_England
Cicerone Press Limited. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-1-84965-553-8. Kent, Jeff, Staffordshire's 1,000-Foot Peaks, Witan Books, 2013, ISBN 978-0-9927505-0-3. Hill Bagging
List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point
List_of_counties_of_England_and_Wales_in_1964_by_highest_point
County in South West England
Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. The highest point in Somerset is Dunkery Beacon on Exmoor, with a maximum elevation of 519 metres (1,703 feet).
Somerset
National park in South West England
recognised as a heritage coast in 1991. The highest point on Exmoor is Dunkery Beacon; at 519 metres (1,703 ft) it is also the highest point in Somerset
Exmoor
Hill in Somerset, England
in Somerset, the other two being Dunkery Beacon and Periton Hill. Its elevation is 1,013 feet (309 m). Behind the hill, there are precipitous cliffs. Selworthy
Selworthy_Beacon
Bridge in Somerset, England
The bridge crosses the River Avill which rises on the eastern slopes of Dunkery Beacon and flows north through Timberscombe and Dunster flowing into the
Gallox_Bridge
Long-distance footpath in Somerset and Devon, England
village of Wootton Courtenay it then climbs to Exmoor at its highest point, Dunkery Beacon. For the last 20 miles (32 km) to Barnstaple, the path follows the
Macmillan_Way_West
Areas of landscape in the United Kingdom
sandstones, Devonian slates, shales and limestone. The park rises to 519m at Dunkery Beacon and boasts 55 km of coastline towards which flow a number of rivers
National parks of the United Kingdom
National_parks_of_the_United_Kingdom
Watershed of Great Britain
Companion (a guide to the Pennine Way, a walking route along the Pennine Hills in northern England) as follows: The main watershed of northern England
British_watershed
Area of southeast London, England
south; southward it joins Dunkery Road, which goes eastward also towards Mottingham; northward Marvels Lane joins Burnt Ash Hill which goes through the northern
Chinbrook
mainland Britain. Exmoor also contains the highest point in the county, Dunkery Beacon at 520 metres (1,710 ft). Near the coast, halfway between the Quantocks
Geography_of_Somerset
Village in Somerset, England
The head is missing. The churchyard provides views across the valley to Dunkery Beacon. The liturgical scholar and church historian Francis Carolus Eeles
Selworthy
Iron Age hillfort in Somerset, England
see out over to Sugar Loaf Mountain, the Black Mountains, the Mendip Hills, Dunkery Beacon, Sand Point, and Wales. This view is no longer as unobstructed
Worlebury_Camp
Class of diesel electric locomotives
Centenary DB Cargo UK Stored 60 041 High Willhays DB Cargo UK Stored 60 042 Dunkery Beacon The Hundred of Hoo DB Cargo UK Stored 60 043 Yes Tor DB Cargo UK
British_Rail_Class_60
plateau of Devonian sedimentary rock, rising to 517 metres (1,696 ft) at Dunkery Beacon. It extends into Devon but the majority of the area is in Somerset
Geology_of_Somerset
June 1941. Sold in 1945 to Crawford Shipping Co. Ltd, London and renamed Dunkery Beacon. Sold in 1955 to R Simberg, Finland, and renamed Rissa. Sold in
List_of_Empire_ships_(F)
Blackbarn Books. pp. 38–41. ISBN 978-1-4564-1631-7. "Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill" (PDF). English Nature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2006
List of National Trust properties in Somerset
List_of_National_Trust_properties_in_Somerset
Geological formation in England
Inland it forms the high ground east to Dunkery Beacon and much of Croydon Hill. The larger part of the Quantock Hills are formed from the same strata. The
Exmoor_Group
Berry Head, Devon L.106 Creech – Grange – Povington Heaths, Dorset L.107 Dunkery Beacon, Somerset L.108 Park Bottom, Higher Houghton, Dorset L.109 Brassey
List of Nature Conservation Review sites
List_of_Nature_Conservation_Review_sites
Civil Parish in Kent, England
North and South West of Tynwald, North Of Clyme House, North And South Of Dunkery And North, South And West Of Gramary II Hillside Street 21 December 1973
Listed buildings in Hythe, Kent
Listed_buildings_in_Hythe,_Kent
Laertes (T137), 1941 Hill-class trawlers Birdlip (T218), 1941 Bredon (T223), 1942 Butser (T219), 1942 Duncton (T220), 1942 Dunkery (T224), 1942 Inkpen
Cook,_Welton_&_Gemmell
Countisbury Hill to Porlock Weir. They also form the cliffed coast of North Hill, west of Minehead. The highest point on Exmoor, Dunkery Beacon, is formed
Geology of Exmoor National Park
Geology_of_Exmoor_National_Park
DUNKERY HILL
DUNKERY HILL
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Dunkley.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
The Sun
Male
Scottish
Pet form of Scottish Cuithbeart, CUDDY means "bright fame." This name was also used as a byname for a donkey.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places called Dockray, of which there are four examples in Cumbria. A possible origin of the place name is Old Norse d{o,}kk ‘hollow’, ‘valley’ + vrá ‘isolated place’; the first element is, however, more likely to be Old English docce ‘dock’ (the plant).Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dochraidh ‘descendant of Dochradh’, a personal name that is a variant of Dochartach (see Doherty).
Male
English
Pet form of English Duncan, DUNKY means "brown warrior."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain derivation, possibly a habitational name from Dinckley in Lancashire, recorded in 1246 as Dunkythele and Dinkedelay, and probably named with an old British name, composed of elements meaning ‘fort’ + ‘wood’, with the addition of Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’. In the British Isles the surname is now most common in Northamptonshire.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Dockery.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Dunkley.
Boy/Male
Scottish
This may have given rise to the Scottish dialect word 'cuddy', meaning donkey.
Surname or Lastname
Perhaps an altered spelling of German Bongartz, a variant of Baumgarten.English
Perhaps an altered spelling of German Bongartz, a variant of Baumgarten.English : variant of Bunker.
Surname or Lastname
Swedish (Hillén)
Swedish (Hillén) : ornamental name composed of an unexplained first element + the adjectival suffix -én, from Latin -enius.Dutch and North German : from the personal name Hillin, a derivative of a Germanic personal name formed with hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ as the first element.Scottish and northern Irish : variant of Hilling.English : variant of Hillian.
Boy/Male
Celtic English
From the hill meadow.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : nickname meaning ‘diver’, from an agent derivative of Middle English douke(n) ‘to dive’ (a word that is probably related to duck (the bird)).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.North German (Dücker) and Dutch : from the term for a duck or diving bird (from du(c)ken ‘to dive or duck’), probably applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble the duck, but perhaps in some cases a metonymic occupational name for fowler or for a furrier who used the pelts of diving birds in his trade.
Boy/Male
Gypsy
Fortune-teller.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Dockery.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : possibly a habitational name for someone from Denge or Dungeness in Kent.Perhaps also an altered spelling of French Danger.
Boy/Male
Scottish
This may have given rise to the Scottish dialect word 'cuddy', meaning donkey.
Boy/Male
American, British, Celtic, English
From the Hill Meadow; Meadow with the Hill
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname, of Norman origin, for a reliable or good-hearted person, from Old French bon ‘good’ + cuer ‘heart’ (Latin cor).German : variant of Boenker.Bunker Hill in Charlestown, MA, was named as land assigned in 1634 to George Bunker of Charlestown, who had emigrated from Odell in Bedfordshire, England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps from Middle English nonnerie ‘nunnery’, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived by a nunnery or a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked at one.
DUNKERY HILL
DUNKERY HILL
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Worship; Prayer
Boy/Male
Hindu
Honourable
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Sociable; Amicable; Friendly
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
Irish
Small wolf.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Quite nature
Girl/Female
French
Brave.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Mighty Steed
Boy/Male
Spanish
Born in January.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Flowers
DUNKERY HILL
DUNKERY HILL
DUNKERY HILL
DUNKERY HILL
DUNKERY HILL
n.
The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now usually applied by way of reproach.
pl.
of Nunnery
n.
The pochard; -- called also dunair, and dunker, or dun-curre.
a.
Inclined to become puckered or wrinkled; full of puckers or wrinkles.
n.
A large bin or similar receptacle; as, a coal bunker.
n.
A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent.
n.
Quakerism.
n.
The male ass; a donkey.
n.
A pet name for a donkey.
pl.
of Monkery
n.
One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers; -- called also Tunkers, Dunkards, Dippers, and, by themselves, Brethren, and German Baptists.
n.
Dullness; stupidity.
n.
One who duns; a dunner.
n.
A collective body of monks.
a.
Producing, or tending to produce, a pucker; as, a puckery taste.
n.
The science of artillery or gunnery.
n.
A donkey.
pl.
of Donkey
n.
Same as Dunker.
n.
A donkey.