Murchington is a Village in the county of Devon.

Murchington postcode: TQ13 8HJ

Retail in Murchington

There are great places to visit near Murchington 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 several good cities in the area around Murchington like Exeter.

The area around Murchington boasts some of the best historic buildings including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove are great places to visit near Murchington if you like villages.

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

Murchington is near some unmissable rivers and streams like East Lyn River,

Murchington has some unmissable beaches nearby like Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

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

There are a several good sssis in the area around Murchington like Dartmoor.

Hiking Areas to visit near Murchington include Dartmoor.

The area close to Murchington boasts some of the best nature reserves including Dartmoor.

Murchington has some unmissable towns nearby like Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

Places near Murchington feature a number of interesting parks including Bicton Park.

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

Murchington is near some unmissable castles like Berry Pomeroy Castle,

Murchington is near some unmissable ruins like Berry Pomeroy Castle,

Murchington History

There are some historic monuments around Murchington:

• Five cairns, two stone alignments and three cists, forming part of a ritual complex on Lakehead Hill
• A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook
• Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor
• Dispersed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields 490m south east of Silk House
• Round cairn 480m south west of Higher White Tor
• A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge
• Bennett's Cross: a wayside cross on the south side of the B3212, 900m north east of the Warren House Inn
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement known as Kraps Ring
• Round cairn 780m south of the Thirlstone
• A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone
• Deserted medieval settlement at Blackaton, 340m and 400m north east of Lower Blackaton
• Tor cairn 50m north east of Hookney Tor
• Platform cairn 370m south east of Challacombe Cross
• Blackaton Ball tin mill
• Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn
• Stone hut circle 610m west of Cawsand Beacon forming an outlying part of an enclosed stone hut circle settlement
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Tom's Hill, 870m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• Stone hut circle 380m north west of North Creaber
• Beetor Cross: the site of a wayside cross and a later, 18th century, waymarker 230m south east of Beetor
• Two round cairns on the northern slope of Metheral Hill
• Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor
• Village cross, Cross Street
• A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• Stone hut circle settlement 290m south east of Manga Rock
• Two cairns on Cator Common
• Round cairn on Hangingstone Hill
• Hut circles on Bonehill Down
• Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Cairn and cist 430m north east of Grimspound
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 780m south west of Metherall
• A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns containing cists and a post-medieval building 440m NNW of Powder Mills
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 900m and 940m north west of Warren House Inn
• Stone alignment 260m south of Higher White Tor
• Kerbed cairn and cist 635m south west of The Grey Wethers
• Five barrows on Hamel Down
• Hut circles W of Higher Shapley
• White Moor Stone
• Kistvaen 325yds (300m) S of Archerton
• Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm
• Two cairns 720m and 800m east of Higher White Tor
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor
• Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor
• Cairnfield and field 1030m north west of Archerton
• Ring cairn 140m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Scorhill stone circle, three cairns and a length of reave
• Agglomerate enclosure and 15 stone hut circles 560m west of Cawsand Beacon
• Medieval strip fields, tinworks, prehistoric settlements, and a cairn on the lower western slopes of Hamel Down
• Three hut circles E of Bush Down
• Round cairn 400m south east of Higher White Tor
• An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 400m north west of Scorhill stone circle
• Stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe
• The North Teign coaxial field system (western part) and associated later remains at Shovel Down, Stonetor Hill and Long Ridge
• Three hut circles at north end of Vogwell Down
• Pound NE of Holwell Tor
• Cairn 500m NNW of Archerton
• Cairn on Hameldown Tor
• Coaxial field system and prehistoric settlements at Kestor
• Two hut circles N of Lower Blackaton
• Round cairn on Watern Tor
• Stone hut circle 140m north west of Higher Shilstone
• Headland Warren boundary stone 570m NNE of Headland Warren Farm
• Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's Church
• Two stone hut circles and part of a coaxial field system at Frenchbeer Rock
• Chambered cairn 430m south of Buttern
• Wayside cross 225m north east of Scarhill Cross
• Huts and fields on Hayne Down
• Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford
• A platform cairn 240m NNE of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe Down
• Triple stone alignment and cairn 780m east of Cawsand Beacon
• Medieval settlement 470m east of Hartyland
• Four round barrows on Soussons Down, 960m north west of Soussons
• Three stone hut circles 300m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• Chambered cairn 830m south of Buttern
• Round cairn and Headland Warren boundary stone 210m north of Birch Tor
• A partly enclosed stone hut circle settlement on Kennon Hill
• Stone alignment and cairn 470m east of Stannon Brook source
• Quintin's Man round cairn
• Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill
• A ring cairn 700m south east of Runnage Bridge, on the southern side of Soussons Down
• Three agglomerated enclosures, a round cairn and part of the Stannon block field system lying within Great Stannon Newtake
• Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill
• Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland House
• Round cairn on the summit of Little Hound Tor
• Settlement W of Holwell Tor
• Two hut circles E of Foxes Holt
• Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit
• Round cairn 80m SSW of White Moor stone circle
• Stone hut circle 450m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Hut circle NE of Thornworthy Lodge
• Stone hut circle and field system 580m north west of North Creaber, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill
• Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Buttern Hill
• Four stone hut circles and associated boundary walls south east of Fernworthy Reservoir, 250m north west of Metherall
• Cairn and cist 875m north west of Arch Tor
• Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• Stone alignment, cairns, enclosed prehistoric settlement and a length of reave on Hurston Ridge
• Hut circle 300yds (270m) SW of Meacombe
• Stone hut circle 210m east of Scorhill stone circle
• Enclosure on Cator Common, 400m ESE of Riddon Brake
• Clapper Bridge, Postbridge
• Watching Place Cross: a wayside cross at the junction of the B3212 with the B3344
• A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 670m south of The Grey Wethers
• A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill
• Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound Tor
• Agglomerate enclosure and ten stone hut circles 500m west of Cawsand Beacon
• King's Barrow on King Tor, Hookney Down
• Warren in Whiddon Park
• Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Broadun Ring, 500m north west of Hartland Tor
• Round cairn 620m south east of Challacombe Cross
• Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor
• An agglomerated enclosed settlement 480m west of Stoneyhurst
• Hut circles on Hedge Down
• Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head
• Hillerton Cross
• Cairn cemetery 880m south west of Wallabrook Bridge
• Three agglomerated enclosures containing stone hut circles, a cairn cemetery, post-medieval fields and tinworks on Chagford Common
• North Bovey village cross: a wayside cross at the south west end of North Bovey village green
• Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 630m south of Hemstone Rocks
• Four hut circles N of Bush Down
• Two hut circles NW of Bush Down
• Cairn on Hurston Ridge 1km north west of Warren House Inn
• Two round cairns 400m north west of Scorhill Farm
• Cairn on Chagford Common 320m west of West Vitifer Mine
• Leapra Cross: a wayside cross at the entrance to Moor Gate Farm
• Hut circles on Heatree Down
• Enclosure 200yds (180m) WSW of Meacombe
• Roundy Park prehistoric enclosure and cairn with cist, 560m north east of Archerton
• Cranbrook Castle
• Hut circles E of Pritton
• Blowing Mill at Outer Down
• Cairn cemetery and earthwork bank 340m south west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• Blowing mill 260m south east of Teignhead Farm
• Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor
• Deserted medieval settlement at Challacombe
• Meacombe burial chamber
• Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• Round cairn 530m north east of Gartaven Ford
• Cairn 190m west of Archerton
• Cairnfield 760m west of Stoneyhurst
• Round cairn 570m west of Stoneyhurst
• Spinster's Rock
• Shorter Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road, 350m north west of Middlecott
• Hospit Cross: a wayside cross at Bovey Cross, 900m NNE of North Bovey village
• Three pillow mounds adjacent to Longaford Tor forming an outlying part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors
• Prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, 770m south of Challacombe Cross
• Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft
• Prehistoric settlement and field system 240m east of Challacombe Cross
• A stone hut circle settlement and irregular aggregate field system at the northern tip of Long Ridge
• Hele Cross: a wayside cross 700m south east of Wormhill
• Broadun prehistoric enclosed settlement, 780m NNW of Archerton
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 650m south east of Tawcroft
• Two Headland Warren boundary stones, 275m and 430m north of Birch Tor
• Week Down cross: a wayside cross 530m south west of Yellam
• Ring cairn south west of Hound Tor, 215m east of East Lodge
• Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon Beacon
• Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland Tor
• Coaxial fields forming part of Shapley Common coaxial field system, 720m north of Hookney Tor
• Two stone circles known as The Grey Wethers, three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure in Great Stannon Newtake
• Stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval shelter 990m north east of Hawthorn Clitter, 1030m east of The Thirlstone
• Hamel Down Cross
• Cairn and cist on the northern side of Fernworthy Reservoir, 660m north west of Metherall
• Round cairn on Soussons Down, 1.2km north west of Soussons
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement on the north eastern slope of Steeperton Tor
• Two prehistoric settlements 1280m SSW of The Grey Wethers
• Round cairn and enclosure 930m south of Hound Tor
• Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge
• Gidleigh Castle (remains of)
• Stone circle 400m south west of Buttern Hill
• An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1.1km south east of Gartaven Ford, south west of Rippator
• Ring cairn 296m south east of Riddon Brake
• A round cairn 190m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• A cairnfield, unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and boundary stone 380m south west of a ford on the Small Brook
• Stone hut circle 580m south west of Statts Bridge
• Stone hut circle settlement, cairnfield and field system 580m north east of Gartaven Ford
• Cairn and cist on Chittaford Down, 300m north of Archerton
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and section of field system 330m north east of Hemstone Rocks
• Enclosed prehistoric settlement 150m south east of Hookney Tor
• Cairnfield 790m north west of Stoneyhurst
• Two stone hut circles 850m WSW of the confluence of Gallaven Brook and Walla Brook, 1045m north east of the Thirlstone
• Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton
• Two stone hut circle settlements with an irregular aggregate field system east of Rival Tor, 900m south west of Buttern Hill
• Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland Warren
• Prestonbury Castle (hillfort)
• Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy
• Hameldown Beacon barrow