Plympton
Plympton is a Town in the county of Devon.
Plympton postcode: PL7 4JR
There are great places to visit near Plympton 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.
Plympton is near some unmissable cities like Exeter,
The area around Plympton features a number of interesting historic buildings including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.
The area around Plympton boasts some of the best villages including Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.
There are a several good canals in the Plympton area like Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.
The area around Plympton's best rivers and streams can be found at East Lyn River.
Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove are some of Plympton best beaches to visit near Plympton.
There are a several good geological features in the area around Plympton like Valley of Rocks.
There are a number of sssis near to Plympton including Dartmoor.
Hiking Areas to visit near Plympton include Dartmoor.
There are a number of nature reserves near to Plympton including Dartmoor.
Don't miss Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton's towns if visiting the area around Plympton.
The area close to Plympton boasts some of the best parks including Bicton Park.
Exeter Airport is one of Plympton's best, nearby airports to visit in Plympton.
The area close to Plympton boasts some of the best castles including Berry Pomeroy Castle.
The area around Plympton's best ruins can be found at Berry Pomeroy Castle.
Plympton History
There are some historic monuments around Plympton:
- One of several stone hut circles west of High-house Waste
- Cairn with a cist east of Willings Walls Reave
- Double stone alignment with a terminal stone setting south of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Multi-period remains at Hentor Warren
- Cairn and cist 425m north of Hen Tor
- Cairn south of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Pound and hut circles N of Hawk's Tor
- Vermin trap 700m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Vermin trap 130m west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Pounds and hut circles N of Saddlesborough
- Plympton Castle
- Pillow mound 100m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Unenclosed stone hut settlement south-west of Gutter Tor
- Cairn with cist north of Gutter Tor
- A prehistoric settlement with cairns and a historic tin mill, streamwork and buildings lying adjacent to the Langcombe Brook
- Woodland fort
- Cairn north-west of Ditsworthy Warren House
- One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
- A deserted medieval settlement and post medieval farmstead 510m north east of East Rook Gate
- Three hut circles on south part of Wigford Down
- Two pillow mounds 415m and 430m north east of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Four round barrows on Wigford Down
- Iron Age hillfort known as Wasteberry Camp, medieval deer park and post-medieval warren, 800m north west of Lyneham House
- Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down
- Part of Penn Moor contour reave incorporating two stone hut circles and an enclosed hut settlement
- Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains
- Greenwell Girt socket stone 600m SSW of Lovaton hamlet
- Cross Dyke reave
- Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon
- Cairn with a cist south-west of Drizzlecombe Stone Alignments
- Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park
- Fort Stamford
- Plymouth Castle (remains of)
- A stone alignment, kerbed cairn, prehistoric settlement, four pillow mounds, a vermin trap and animal runs 720m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Cairn with a cist near the head of a southern tributary of Langcombe Brook
- Cairn south of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Pillow mound 540m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Laira Battery
- Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm
- Hentor Warren boundary stone standing 200m south east of Hen Tor
- Marchant's Cross: a wayside cross 700m south east of Meavy
- Enclosed stone hut settlement south-west of Gutter Tor
- Stone hut circle on Giant's Hill, 500m south west of Plym Steps
- Cairn west of Legis Lake
- Round barrow NW of Saddlesborough
- Bowden Battery
- Hut circles SE of Brisworthy
- One of three stone hut circles 500m SSE of Legis Tor
- Buckland Abbey
- Cairn north of Giant's Hill
- Enclosures and hut circles N of Tory Brook Head
- Vermin trap at southern base of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Stone hut circle settlement 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Three bowl barrows at Creacombe Farm
- Cairn with a cist south-east of Shavercombe Tor
- One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Medieval settlement on Ford Waste
- An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 760m north east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Stone setting (retaining kerb of a cairn) north-east of Brisworthy Plantation
- Stone row NW of Saddlesborough
- Enclosure south of Lower Hartor Tor
- Breakwater fort
- Round cairn 740m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Mount Batten: prehistoric and Romano-British settlement
- Double stone alignment with a large cairn south-west of Penn Beacon
- Blackaton Cross: a wayside cross 1.25km north of Lee Moor Village
- Shaugh Prior village cross: a wayside cross at the road junction 150m east of the parish church
- Bowl barrow at Emmets Post
- Cairn south-east of Ringmoor Cottage
- Rectangular building 420m north west of Hen Tor, forming an outlying part of Hentor Farm
- Pillow mound 160m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Cairn with a cist, one of several cairns on Lee Moor
- Hut circle on Wigford Down
- 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
- Pillow mound 530m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Lee Moor Tramway Bridge
- Historic settlement, fields and tin openwork at Shavercombe Foot 400m north of Shavercombe Tor
- Two hut circles S of Catstor Down
- Three stone alignments, 15 cairns, a cist, a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and a small clapper bridge at Drizzle Combe
- Four round cairns 1060m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Pillow mound 865m ESE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Enclosure with hut circles west of Plym Steps
- Part of Eylesbarrow Reave
- One of a number of cairns with cists south of Shavercombe Brook
- Pillow mound and animal run 830m north east of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- One of a number of cairns with cists south of Shavercombe Brook
- Enclosure with hut circles on Eastern Tor
- Laira Emplacement, immediately south west of Laira Battery
- Bowl barrow 470m south of Borough Farm
- Cross in grounds of Stentaway House, Billacombe
- Eastern King battery
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and three round cairns on Giant's Hill
- Pillow mound and `V'-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Enclosure north-east of Brisworthy Plantation
- Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House
- Vermin trap 90m west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Prehistoric settlement, three round cairns and a post-medieval rabbit warren at Legis Tor
- Animal pound at The Pound, 620m south of Roborough House
- Vermin trap 800m south east of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Vermin trap 520m SSW of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Vermin trap immediately south west of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren
- Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, a round cairn and a boundary stone 760m WSW of Shell Top
- Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on the western edge of Lee Moor
- Vermin trap 620m south east of Legis Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Cairn east of Scout Hut
- Pillow mound 730m north east of Hen Tor forming part of Hentor Warren
- Prehistoric and historic archaeological landscape at Trowlesworthy Warren
- Enclosure north-west of Gutter Tor
- Cairn south-west of Lower Hartor Tor
- Cairn south of Mill Corner
- An enclosed settlement, length of reave, two vermin traps and a pillow mound 770m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Cairn east of Ringmoor Cottage
- The coastal fortifications of Drake's Island
- Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors
- Two pillow mounds and a small area of tin streamwork 510m south west of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Willings Walls Warren
- Agglomerated enclosure with hut circles and later farmstead at Whittenknowles Rocks
- Cairn and cist 370m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Vermin trap 730m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner
- One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
- Prehistoric enclosures on Dewerstone Hill, 500m south east of Dewerstone Cottage
- Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate
- Two pillow mounds 640m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Cairn with a cist, the eastern one of two between Langcombe Brook and Deadman's Bottom
- Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House
- A rectangular building 750m south east of Legis Tor
- Part of Eylesbarrow Reave
- One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Three hut circles NW of Cadworthy
- Barrow near Shaugh Cross
- Staddon Heights Defences including Fort Staddon Fort, Brownhill Battery, Watch House Battery, Staddon Heights Battery, Staddon Battery and associated features and structures
- Stone hut circle south of Penn Moor enclosed stone hut settlement
- Eight pillow mounds and a vermin trap on the northern slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Pillow mound 270m south east of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Hentor Warren
- One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down
- Cairn with a cist south of Langcombe Brook
- Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park
- Enclosure with hut circles on Gutter Tor
- Settlement on Wigford Down S of Durance
- Pillow mound 180m west of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren
- Enclosure and stone hut circle 740m south east of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- Cairn south-east of Nattor
- Two cairns with stone rows E of Collard Tor on Wotter Common
- Enclosure with hut circles south-west of Penn Beacon
- One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
- Stone hut circle 930m ENE of Big Pond
- Medieval farmstead and field system, length of Willings Walls Reave, four round cairns, a ring cairn and pillow mounds at Willings Walls Warren
- Part of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge
- Cist 365m west of Grim's Grave
- Pillow mound 790m NNE of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Round cairn east of Whittenknowles Rocks, 960m ENE of Gutter Tor
- Hut circles W of Saddlesborough
- 'V'-shaped gully 350m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- The middle one of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Pillow mound 450m west of Hen Tor forming part of Hentor Warren
- Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court
- Enclosure 560m south east of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- Cairn with a cist, the western one of two between Langcombe Brook and Deadman's Bottom
- Pillow mound 860m SSE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Mount Batten: 17th century artillery tower, Civil War breastwork, and World War II remains
- Three stone hut circles 340m west of Hen Tor forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement
- Plympton Priory
- Vermin trap 350m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Cist south-west of Gutter Tor
- Enclosure with hut circles south-east of Eastern Tor
- Pillow mound 630m east of Legis Tor forming part of Willings Walls Warren
- Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm
- Cairn with cist north of Shavercombe Brook
- Enclosure and stone hut circles 600m ESE of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- Cholwich Town contour reave, cairn and two enclosures
- Fort Bovisand
- Pillow mound 180m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Two stone hut circles north of Spanish Lake, Lee Moor
- Cairn south-west of Gutter Tor
- Pillow mound 760m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Cairn south-east of Shell Top
- Austin Fort and section of military road
- Pillow mound 620m ESE of Legis Tor forming part of Willings Walls Warren
- The Royal Citadel mid 17th century bastioned artillery defence, incorporating late 16th century artillery fort and 18th century statue, on the Hoe
- Wigford Down cross: a wayside cross 230m WNW of Cadover Bridge
- World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 100m west of Princes Cottages
- A ring cairn 490m north east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Pillow mound 220m south west of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren
- Pillow mound 840m north east of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- One of two cairns west of Penn Beacon
- Ring cairn on Shell Top
- Three pillow mounds and a linear gully 200m north of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Crownhill Fort
- Two round barrows on Ridding Down
- The Goreus Stone, immediately west of St Bartholomew's Church
- Pillow mound 610m SSW of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Willings Walls Warren
- An enclosure, stone hut circle, rectangular building and `V'-shaped gully 410m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Pillow mound 860m NNW of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Cross S of Shaden Plantation
- Stone hut circle north of Hentor Brook
- Pillow mound 225m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Cairn with a cist south-east of Plym Steps
- Eggbuckland Keep
- Brisworthy stone circle
- Part of Penn Moor contour reave
- The northern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Cairn with a cist north of Drizzlecombe stone alignments
- The southern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Pillow mound 210m east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Pillow mound 490m south of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Hut circles W of Wigford Down China Clay Works
- Vermin trap 510m WSW of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Hentor Warren boundary stone standing on Lee Moor 860m south west of Hen Tor
- Prehistoric enclosed settlement 950m north east of Ditsworthy Warren House
- Part of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Stone hut circle north-east of Hentor Brook
- Beatland Corner socket stone: a wayside cross 900m south east of Shaugh Prior church
- One of a number of cairns with cists south of Shavercombe Brook
- Cairn adjacent to the south side of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave
- One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves
- Cairn north-east of Brisworthy Plantation
- Two stone hut circles and an enclosure 680m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Agglomerated enclosure with hut circles south-west of Ditsworthy Clam
- One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down
- Enclosure west of Shell Top
- Cairn 800m ENE of Big Pond
- An enclosure and stone hut circle 270m ENE of Plym Steps
- Tor cairn on Shell Top
- Cairn with cist west of Legis Lake
- Cairn south west of Higher Hartor Tor
- Settlement on Wigford Down
- Round barrow on Burrow Hill
- Round barrow N of Cadworthy Wood
- Cairn with a cist, one of several on the western edge of Lee Moor
- Pillow mound 40m east of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren
- Enclosure west of Ford Brook
- Efford Fort and Efford Emplacement
- One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down
- Vermin trap 490m south of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Cairn south-east of Ringmoor Cottage
- One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
- Vermin trap and length of reave 980m ESE of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 330m south west of Hen Tor
- Stone alignment and terminal cairn with a retaining kerb on Ringmoor Down
Places to see near Plympton
Lakes near Plympton
Rivers near Plympton
- Broughton Brook (South and West Somerset)
- Tributary of Back Stream (Tone Catchment)
- Hele Bk
- Tone - Wellington to Taunton
- Haywards Water
- Westford Stream
- Sherford Stream
- Tone - Upper
- Back Stream
- Halse WTR
- Allen Brook(Maiden brook)
- Hillfarrance Bk
- West Dart River (Lower)
- West Dart River (Upper)
- East Webburn River
- West Dart River (Blackbrook to Swincombe)
- Wash
- Ashburn
- East Dart River
- Hems - Upper
- West Webburn River
- Swincombe
- Avon (Devon Tidal) and Sth Hams - Blackpool
- Mardle
- Avon (Devon Tidal) and Sth Hams - Slapton
- Cherry Brook
- Hems - Lower
- Dean Burn
- Dart
- Dart (Tidal)
- Am Brook
- Webburn
- Bidwell Brook
- The Gara
- Blackbrook River
- Harbourne River
- Beadon Brook
- Lemon
- South Teign River
- Reedy Brook
- North Teign
- Fingle Brook
- Teign (Upper)
- Ugbrooke Stream
- Wray Brook
- Aller Brook (Teign) - Lower
- Kate Brook
- Scotley Brook
- Aller Brook (Teign) - Upper
- Middle Bovey
- Blackaton Brook
- Liverton Brook
- Aller Brook
- Sowton Brook
- Bramble Brook
- Lower Bovey
- Becka Brook
- Upper Bovey
- Teign (Lower)
- Sheepham Bk
- Ayleston Brook
- Lud Brook
- Lower Erme
- Erme
- Middle Barle
- Dart (Exe)
- Danes Brook
- Lower Batherm
- Upper Barle
- Exe (Haddeo to Barle)
- Burn (Exe)
- Iron Mill Stream
- Upper River Haddeo
- Upper Batherm
- Lowman
- Exe (Barle to Culm)
- North Brook (East Devon)
- Exe (Quarme to Haddeo)
- Calverleigh Stream
- Exe (Source to Quarme)
- Exe (Culm to Creedy)
- Exe (Creedy to Estuary)
- Lower Barle
- Ben Brook
- Ben Brook
- Brockey River
- Quarme
- Lower River Haddeo
- Pulham
- Sherdon Water
- Grindle Brook
- Bolham River
- Weaver
- Aylesbeare Stream
- Polly Brook
- Halberton Stream
- Fulford Water
- Lower Clyst
- Madford River
- Ken Stream
- Middle Culm
- Lower Cranny Brook
- Ford Stream (EXE)
- Spratford Stream
- Upper Clyst
- Sheldon Stream
- Upper Cranny Brook
- Upper Culm
- Lower Culm
- Kenn
- Colebrook
- Holly Water
- Alphin Brook
- Lower Yeo (Creedy)
- Matford Brook
- Ford Brook (EXE)
- Upper Creedy
- Dawlish Water
- Upper Yeo (Creedy)
- Jackmoor Brook
- Shobrooke Lake
- Lower Creedy
- Troney
- Middle Creedy
- Culvery River
- Lim
- Branscombe Stream
- Blackwater River
- Lower Axe
- Kit Brook
- Yarty
- Umborne Brook
- Upper Coly
- Upper Axe
- Offwell Brook
- Lower Coly
- Forton Brook
- Corry Brook
- West Lyn River
- Heddon
- Lower East Lyn River
- Mully Brook
- Rye Stream
- Upper East Lyn River
- Lower River Yeo (Lapford)
- Mole (Taw to Bray)
- Yeo (Molland)
- Venn
- Coney Gut
- Sterridge
- Crooked Oak
- Tributary of River Heddon
- Huntacott Water
- Taw (Source to Bullow Brook)
- Hawkridge Brook
- Newton Tracey Stream
- Taw (River Yeo to Little Dart River)
- Sturcombe River
- Bullow Brook
- Bray (Mole to Hole Water)
- Hollocombe Water
- Upper River Yeo (Barnstaple)
- Upper Caen
- Taw Estuary
- Bradwell Stream
- Upper Little Dart River
- Chelfham Stream
- Hole Water
- Knowl Water
- Badgworthy Water
- Umber
- Farley Water
- Taw (Little Dart River to River Mole)
- Lower River Yeo (Barnstaple)
- Lower Caen
- Mole (Bray to Yeo)
- Lower Little River Dart
- Burcombe Stream
- Taw (River Mole to Estuary)
- Little Silver Stream
- Dalch
- Mole (Yeo to Burcombe Stream)
- Nadrid Water
- Bradiford Water
- Langham Lake
- Bray (Source to Hole Water)
- Mole (Source to Burcombe Stream)
- Taw (Bullow Brook to River Yeo)
- Knighty Brook
- Upper River Yeo (Lapford)
- Dolton Stream
- Lower River Mere
- Kenwith Stream
- Dipple Water
- Horwood Stream
- Little Mere River
- Torridge (Dipple Water to Combe Lake)
- Wagaford Water
- Middle River Lew (Torridge)
- Iddesleigh Stream
- Middle River Okement
- Upper River Yeo (Bideford)
- West Okement
- Upper River Mere
- East Okemont River
- Langtree Lake
- Mussel Brook
- Hole Brook
- Lower River Okement
- Pulworthy Brook
- Waldon
- Torridge (Source to Dipple Water)
- Combe Lake
- Woolleigh Brook
- Whiteleigh Water
- Hookmoor Brook
- Northlew Stream
- Torridge (Lew to Estuary)
- Whitsleigh Down Brook
- Cookbury Stream
- Duntz
- Upper River Lew (Torridge)
- Torridge (Combe Lake to Lew)
- Huntshaw Water
- Lower River Yeo (Bideford)
- Lower River Lew (Torridge)
- Medland Brook
- Welcombe Stream
- Philham Water
- Abbey River
- Tamar (River Lyd to River Inny)
- Tamar (Kelly Brook)
- Lower River Lyd
- Lew (Tamar)
- Quither Brook
- Broadwood Brook
- Thrushel
- Wolf
- Upper River Lyd
- Piall
- Newton Stream
- Upper River Yealm
- Silverbridge Lake
- Lower River Yealm
- Tory Brook
- Meavy
- Lower River Plym
- Upper River Plym
- Walkham
- Burn (Tavy)
- Lumburn
- Upper River Tavy
- Lower River Tavy
