Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
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| Place | Buckland Down |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.266189 |
| Longitude | -2.398120 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Buckland Down remains a quiet assembly of stone and pasture, defined by the steady, unyielding topography of the Somerset landscape. It lies 2.8 miles south-east of Radstock (from Radstock: bearing 130°T, OS grid ST 723 519), and is situated south-south-west of Faulkland village. The horizon here is marked by the distinct silhouette of the Ammerdown Tower, which rises above the neighbouring woods like a stone finger pointing toward the shifting clouds. Beneath the open sky, the soil supports a patchwork of fields that have been worked for generations, yielding a harvest that reflects the stubborn character of the earth. Just a short distance away, the earthworks of Kingsdown Camp offer a silent reminder of early human presence, casting long, deliberate shadows across the grass as the sun begins its slow descent. Buckland Down experiences a clarity of light in the late afternoon that seems to sharpen the edges of the drystone walls, revealing every weathered crevice of their construction. This quietude is broken only by the movement of the wind across the high ground, a sound that carries the chill of the coming evening. There is a sense of measured permanence in the way the local stone catches the fading gold, anchoring the buildings firmly to the limestone bedrock.
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Explore Buckland Down, Somerset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.266189, -2.398120. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |