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| Name: | Horsen Hill |
| Hill number: | 17923 |
| Height: | 442.9m / 1453ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2889 Dunkery Beacon |
| RHB Section: | 41: South Central England |
| County/UA: | Somerset |
| Hill area: | Exmoor |
| Catchment: | Exe |
| Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
| Grid ref: | SS 78862 35639 |
| Summit feature: | no feature |
| Drop: | 45.8m |
| Col: | 397.1m SS 7816 3637  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 180 (1:25k) OL9W |
| Observations: | tumulus 60m ESE at SS 78911 35611 is 0.6m higher |
| Comments: | perimeter of tumulus is all below 442.7m. Fairly low probability that tumulus was constructed above natural summit |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 31 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Should be called Deeren Hill, astonishing number of red deer. Took me longer to drive to start of walk , than the actual walk because farmer was shepherding his sheep along the road. | Martin R | 19/02/2024 |
| From North, from cow castle. Large deer herd. As i approached summit farmer appeared on quad asked i take a diversion so not to spook deer. Continued to road by Horsen farm were my lift was waiting. | cjo | 07/04/2023 |
| Parked at 78361 and di first Horsen Hill and then back down and went to Cow Castle. On Horsen Hill there was a herd of maybe 200 red deer who treated me to a display of jumping over a bwf. I also found an antler on the ground. | clivevilla | 09/07/2022 |
| Parked near Landacre Bridge for a circuit of 4 Tumps: Thornemead Hill, Cow Castle, Horsen Hill and Withypool Common. | PGCE | 10/12/2021 |
| 8/9 during a day in Exmoor. Parked just before Horsen Farm, RoW up to open access land, then to HP. Tumulus located. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 03/08/2021 |
| Approached from the NW on RsoW, final section over boggy reeds. Apparently a tumulus on top. Sunshine and showers, with rainbows and murky views. Descended east to find bridge on track E of Ferney Ball and then to road at Landacre Gate. Met friendly farmer | Denise | 26/10/2020 |
| From Cow Castle on RoW to moorland then over rough pasture to tumulus with raised ring of neat grass. All quite level and difficult to identify a natural high point. | RichardM | 26/10/2020 |
| As others parked before Horsen Farm. Then walked a 13km circuit taking in Horsen Hill, Cow Castle and Thornemead Hill | fosal29 | 19/09/2019 |
| Parked just before Horsen Farm, Row up to open access land, then to HP. | PeterD | 27/06/2018 |
| Parking just before Horsen Farm. The ROW no longer crosses the fields but starts at a stoned track just east of where the map shows the path starting. It is waymarked from here around two sides of the field and then along the field edge to the open access. | moorsman | 16/06/2016 |
| From Horsen Farm. RoW has changed, starts now at SS 78348 36625. Followed it initially then deviated through sheep pasture and out onto open access land. Partially hollow bowl barrow at summit. | jonglew | 03/04/2016 |
| With Jo, walk from Simonsbath: Two Moors Way to Cow Castle, then bridleways to Horsen Hill. Weather; sunny, hot, good visibility. | amblerbob | 30/06/2015 |
| From NW. Tumuli in moorland. Bright sunny morning. | Dusty | 22/04/2015 |
| 2/3 Easy climb up from farm nice views on top and farmed deer roaming in vicinity | Fergalh | 10/01/2015 |
| Rough verge parking at end of minor road at SS 78399 36681. Horsen Hill - Cow Castle. | David Gradwell | 26/10/2011 |
| long 3 k each way from road to SE, down hill and up – past peaceful cottage and one crumbling farm - | Chris Pearson | 11/08/2010 |
| damp rough pasture, nice view. b/w from NW (parking) then thru gate | RHW | 04/09/2004 |
| salen | 27/08/2023 | |
| Swindon Bagger | 29/04/2023 | |
| isabelle | 03/08/2022 | |
| Matt | 04/07/2022 | |
| andrew brown | 10/11/2018 | |
| mae | 05/10/2017 | |
| Adrian | 15/05/2017 | |
| stevent0809 | 31/12/2016 | |
| MM | 30/08/2016 | |
| Isambard | 02/09/2015 | |
| Edwin Gradwell | 26/10/2011 | |
| George Gradwell | 26/10/2011 | |
| andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 | |
| IainT | 26/11/1998 |