Travel Reference
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Kilcott Mill, one of several that used to power the local cloth trade
With the Kilcott Brook for company, before long you pass Kilcott Mill with
its pond and old stone buildings on your left. About ¾ mile (1¼km) after
joining the road you come to the few cottages that comprise the hamlet of
Lower Kilcott. Here a bridleway breaks away to the right along a sunken
track. This is not only the route of the Cotswold Way, but is also shared by
the
Monarch's Way
.
The track rises gently and forks. Branch left, still rising among trees,
with the bank smothered in wild garlic. At the head of the slope go through
a gateway and swing to the right, now walking along the top edge of a
field. At the far end enter Claypit Wood on another track. At the western
end of the wood come to a crossing track and bear left. Go up the slope
alongside two narrow linking fields, at the top of which you turn right on
another crossing track that takes you across Clay Hill (with big views in all
directions) and brings you directly to the imposing
Somerset Monument
northwest of Hawkesbury Upton. Turn left alongside a road. The Cotswold
Way breaks to the right by a pond shortly after passing the village sign
(grid ref: 774874). However, walkers in need of accommodation, refresh-
ments, shop or post office should continue for about 400 metres beyond
the pond to reach the heart of
Hawkesbury Upton
.
MONARCH'S WAY
An epic, long-distance route of 609 miles (980km). Beginning in Worcester, it follows
a meandering course to Shoreham, in Sussex, and is based on the journey taken by
Charles II after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. A three-volume route
guide by Trevor Antill is published by Meridian Topics.
SOMERSET MONUMENT
The Somerset Monument dates from 1846 and was erected in memory of General Lord
Somerset, a son of the fifth Duke of Beaufort, whose family seat was at nearby Bad-
