Burraton is a Village in the county of Devon.

Burraton postcode: PL21 9LA

Retail in Burraton

There are great places to visit near Burraton including some great cities, historic buildings, villages, canals, rivers and streams, beaches, geological features, sssis, hiking areas, nature reserves, towns, parks, airports, castles and ruins.

There are a number of cities near to Burraton including Exeter.

Burraton's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

The area around Burraton features a number of interesting villages including Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.

Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton are great places to visit near Burraton if you like canals.

The area around Burraton's best rivers and streams can be found at East Lyn River.

There are a number of beaches near Burraton including Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

Burraton is near some unmissable geological features like Valley of Rocks,

The area close to Burraton boasts some of the best sssis including Dartmoor.

Places near Burraton feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Dartmoor.

There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Burraton like Dartmoor.

The area around Burraton boasts some of the best towns including Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

There are a several good parks in the area around Burraton like Bicton Park.

Exeter Airport is one of Burraton's best, nearby airports to visit in Burraton.

Places near Burraton feature a number of interesting castles including Berry Pomeroy Castle.

There are a several good ruins in the area around Burraton like Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Burraton History

There are some historic monuments around Burraton:

• Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down
• Stone hut circle south west of Corringdon Ball
• Hut circles and fields on Dendles Waste
• Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon
• The middle one of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
• Enclosure with hut circles north of Bala Brook intake
• The southern of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
• One of three cairns on Three Barrows, Ugborough Moor
• Huts and fields on Penn Moor near Broadall Lake
• Enclosure with a hut circle on the west side of Corringdon Ball
• One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
• Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains
• One of three cairns on Three Barrows, Ugborough Moor
• Cairn near Ball Gate, Corringdon Ball
• Agglomerated enclosure with hut circles on Corringdon Ball
• Multiple stone alignment and associated cairns west of Glasscombe Upper Plantation
• Cairn south-east of Lower Piles
• Chambered cairn in Cuckoo Ball newtake
• Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon
• Three enclosed hut groups, Black Tor, Shipley Bridge
• Stone hut circle south of Penn Moor enclosed stone hut settlement
• Four bowl barrows 270m west of The Downs
• Enclosure and stone hut circle 740m south east of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
• Long barrow and two bowl barrows, 200m south east of Chapelcombe
• Cairn with a cist on the eastern slope of Brent Fore Hill
• Pounds and hut circles N of Saddlesborough
• Enclosure with hut circles and rectangular pens, south of Bala Brook
• One of two cairns north-east of Harford Moor Gate
• Cairn in north-east corner of Lower Piles
• Stone hut circle 930m ENE of Big Pond
• Shaugh Prior village cross: a wayside cross at the road junction 150m east of the parish church
• Cist east of Hangershell Rock
• Cairn on Piles Hill
• Pillow mound 860m SSE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
• Enclosure west of Shell Top
• The northern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
• Cairn south-west of Spurrell's Cross, Ugborough Moor
• Slight univallate hillfort known as Holbury Camp, 750m east of Holwell Lodge
• One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
• Cairn on Piles Hill
• Enclosure with hut circles south-west of Penn Beacon
• Two hut circles on the south-east slope of Stalldown
• Cairn south of Spurrell's Cross, Ugborough Moor
• Enclosures and hut circles N of Tory Brook Head
• Cross Dyke reave
• Enclosure on the west side of the Erme valley below Stalldown
• Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm
• Stone alignment and retaining kerb on Burford Down
• Beatland Corner socket stone: a wayside cross 900m south east of Shaugh Prior church
• Roman settlement site at Bantham Ham
• Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement, a contemporary field system, post-medieval buildings and two lengths of leat 310m south east of Yealm Steps
• Medieval settlement on Ford Waste
• Cairn west of Ball Gate, Corringdon Ball
• Stone hut circle on Corringdon Ball
• Bowl barrow 470m south of Borough Farm
• Round Barrow on Dendles Waste (Kerbed cairn with cist in Dendles Waste, 920m SSW of Yealm Steps)
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, a round cairn and a boundary stone 760m WSW of Shell Top
• Glaze Meet blowing house (Tinner's Foundry)
• Cairn above the south-west bank of the East Glaze Brook
• Cairn south-east of Higher Piles
• Blowing house N of Dry Lake
• Double stone alignment with a terminal stone setting south of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
• Enclosure 560m south east of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
• One of two stone hut circles on Corringdon Ball, north of Corringdon Farm
• Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe
• Long cairn east of Butterdon Hill
• Pound and hut circles N of Hawk's Tor
• Enclosure with hut circles north of Corringdon Ball
• One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
• Hillson's House cairn, Stalldown
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement west of Butter Brook Reservoir
• Cairn on Sharp Tor
• Enclosure and hut circles at junction of Blatchford Bottom and River Erme
• One of two cairns west of Penn Beacon
• One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
• Agglomerated enclosure on the west side of the Erme Valley below Stalldown
• Three unenclosed stone hut circles on the west side of the Erme Valley, north of Lower Piles
• Cairn 800m ENE of Big Pond
• Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner
• The southern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
• Blowing house N of Yealm Steps
• One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill
• Cairn to the west of Tristis Rock, Burford Down
• Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon
• Iron Age promontory fort known as Oldaport Camp
• Enclosure and stone hut circles 600m ESE of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
• Two cairns with stone rows E of Collard Tor on Wotter Common
• Two round barrows on Ridding Down
• Ring cairn on Shell Top
• Cairn on Eastern Beacon
• The Goreus Stone, immediately west of St Bartholomew's Church
• Cholwich Town contour reave, cairn and two enclosures
• Cist with a retaining kerb north-west of Corringdon Ball
• One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
• Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe
• One of several stone hut circles north of Corringdon Ball
• The middle one of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
• Three bowl barrows at Creacombe Farm
• Cist 430m ESE of Yealm Steps
• Cairn east of the northern end of the stone alignment south-west of Glasscombe Corner
• Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm
• Enclosure with hut circles west of Glasscombe Corner
• Cairn south of Stalldown stone alignment
• Four round cairns 1060m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
• Enclosure with hut circles north of Harrowthorn Plantation
• Enclosure and hut circle N of Old Hill
• One of several stone hut circles north of Corringdon Ball
• Bowl barrow at Emmets Post
• Unenclosed stone hut settlement with enclosures north of Piles Copse
• Round barrow NW of Saddlesborough
• Enclosure with hut circles to the north-east of Piles Copse
• Cross S of Shaden Plantation
• Enclosure east of an agglomerated enclosure south-east of Yealm Steps
• Pillow mound 790m NNE of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
• Cairn north-east of Harrowthorn Plantation
• Cairn near summit of Ugborough Beacon
• Cairn NNW of Beacon Plain
• Cairn on Glasscombe Ball
• Stone alignment and terminal cairns south-west of Glasscombe Corner
• Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon
• Enclosures and hut circles at Petre's Pits Bottom
• Stone alignment on Piles Hill
• Cairn south-east of Shell Top
• One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill
• Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge
• Cairn on Weatherdon Hill
• Plympton Castle
• One of several cairns south-west of Spurrell's Cross, Ugborough Moor
• Vermin trap 510m WSW of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
• Stone hut circle west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
• Cairn on northern Harford Moor
• Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park
• Enclosure and hut circles at Piles Corner
• One of two cairns north-east of Harford Moor Gate
• A deserted medieval settlement and post medieval farmstead 510m north east of East Rook Gate
• A stone alignment, kerbed cairn, prehistoric settlement, four pillow mounds, a vermin trap and animal runs 720m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
• Two fallen standing stones east of Hangershell Rock
• Two hut circles on the right bank of Red Brook
• Five stone hut circles 320m east of Yealm Steps forming part of a large stone hut circle settlement
• Spurrell's Cross
• One of three cairns on Three Barrows, Ugborough Moor
• Cairn north-west of Butterdon Hill
• One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
• Unenclosed stone hut settlement on the east side of the Erme Valley, north Harford Moor
• Cairn west of Stalldown
• Chambered cairn at Ball Gate, Corringdon Ball
• Part of Penn Moor contour reave
• Cairn NW of Beacon Plain
• Deserted post-medieval farmstead and part of the surrounding field system at High House Waste
• Cairn near summit of Brent Fore Hill
• One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
• Stone hut circle east of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
• Butterdon Hill stone alignment and cairn
• Enclosure with hut circles north of Bala Brook intake
• One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
• Five stone hut circles 500m south east of Yealm Steps forming part of a large stone hut circle settlement
• One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
• Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate
• One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill
• Medieval holy well known as St Ann's Well, 120m south of Holwell Farm
• Spurrell's Cross stone alignment and cairn.
• Stone alignment and two cairns to the north-west of Glasscombe Ball
• Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon
• Hut enclosure N of Old Hill
• Cairn on Piles Hill
• Part of Penn Moor contour reave incorporating two stone hut circles and an enclosed hut settlement
• Enclosure on Stalldown
• Enclosure with hut circles in Higher Piles newtake
• Stone alignment and cairns on Stalldown
• Hut circles W of Saddlesborough
• Enclosure with hut circles west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
• Cairn above the south-west bank of the East Glaze Brook
• Double stone alignment with a large cairn south-west of Penn Beacon
• Agglomerated enclosure with hut circles, south of Lower Piles
• One of several cairns south-west of Spurrell's Cross
• Blackaton Cross: a wayside cross 1.25km north of Lee Moor Village
• Two conjoined huts between two enclosures north of Bala Brook intake
• Round cairn on Lee Moor 950m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
• Two pillow mounds and a small area of tin streamwork earthworks 770m north of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
• Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House
• Unenclosed stone hut settlement north-east of Yadsworthy
• Hut circles and enclosure to S of Left Lake
• Iron Age hillfort known as Wasteberry Camp, medieval deer park and post-medieval warren, 800m north west of Lyneham House
• One of two stone hut circles north of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
• Cairn north of Glasscombe Ball
• Round cairn 740m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
• Cairn on Weatherdon Hill
• Two cairns on the south side of Ugborough Beacon
• One of two stone hut circles on Corringdon Ball, north of Corringdon Farm
• Medieval hut NW of Dendles Wood
• One of two stone hut circles north of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
• Cairn to the east of Hangershell Rock
• Stone alignment north of Glasscombe Upper Plantation
• Barrow near Shaugh Cross
• Pillow mound 860m NNW of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
• One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
• One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill
• Tor cairn on Shell Top
• One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
• Stone row NW of Saddlesborough
• One of several stone hut circles west of High-house Waste
• The northern of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
• Vermin trap 350m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
• Enclosure west of Ford Brook
• One of several stone hut circles north of Corringdon Ball
• Enclosure with hut circles north of Scad Brook
• Cist and retaining kerb south-east of Lower Piles
• Two cairns south-east of the stone alignment south-west of Glasscombe Corner
• Medieval dovecote at Bigbury Court