Sourton is a Town in the county of Devon.

Retail in Sourton

There are great places to visit near Sourton 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.

Cities to visit near Sourton include Exeter.

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

Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove are some of Sourton best villages to visit near Sourton.

There are a several good canals in the Sourton area like Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.

The area close to Sourton boasts some of the best rivers and streams including East Lyn River.

Sourton's best nearby beaches can be found at Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

Valley of Rocks is a great place to visit close to Sourton if you like geological features.

Sourton is near some unmissable sssis like Dartmoor,

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

Nature Reserves to visit near Sourton include Dartmoor.

There are a number of towns near Sourton including Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

Parks to visit near Sourton include Bicton Park.

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

Berry Pomeroy Castle is one of Sourton's best, nearby castles to visit in Sourton.

There are a number of ruins near to Sourton including Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Sourton History

There are some historic monuments around Sourton:

• Stone hut circle 420m south west of Lints Tor
• Round cairn 310m SSW of Great Links Tor
• Two cairns forming part of the cairnfield on the western slope of White Hill
• Stone hut circle 640m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor
• Earthworks on Brent Tor
• Two round cairns 840m south west of Great Nodden
• A stone hut circle forming part of an unenclosed settlement, and tinners' building at Watern Oke
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Four cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Medieval homesteads S of Meldon quarry
• Round cairn 540m north of White Barrow
• Sixty stone hut circles forming part of an unenclosed settlement at Watern Oke
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 770m NNW of Little Links Tor
• Round cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• The westernmost of four cairns forming part of the cairnfield on the western slope of White Hill
• Stone circle, cairn alignment, cider millstone and boundary ditch 410m south east of Sourton Tors
• A stone hut circle 50m west of Western Red Lake
• Bowl barrow 350m south of Broomhill
• Stone hut circle 635m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor
• Gallows Hill
• Four bowl barrows 340m north west of Mount Pleasant Farm
• Ring cairn 975m south of Sourton Tors
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Eighteen cairns, a length of bank and a recumbent stone forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Stone hut circle 630m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor
• Stone hut circle 530m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor
• Ten stone hut circles forming part of an unenclosed settlement at Watern Oke
• Two round cairns 540m ENE of Sourton Tors
• Length of boundary wall and seven stone hut circles forming part of a large enclosure north-east of Ger Tor
• Northernmost stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke
• Two cairns forming the north eastern edge of a cairnfield on the north eastern slope of White Hill
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Observation Post 6 and Incline Target Carrier Railway
• Stone hut circle 370m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement
• Two cairns forming the western edge of a cairnfield on the northern slope of White Hill
• Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well
• Ring cairn 660m north west of Little Links Tor
• Ring cairn 160m WNW of Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit
• Stone hut circle 530m ESE of Nodden Gate forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement
• A stone hut circle 430m NE of Ger Tor forming part of a settlement situated within a large enclosure
• Stone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement
• Bowl barrow on East Kimber Common, 670m west of Stoney
• Wayside cross at Durdon Cross
• Ring cairn 450m south of Willsworthy Camp
• Eight stone hut circles and a shieling forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke
• Round cairn and cist on Black Down 1.6km east of Higher Bowden
• Ringwork, castle, town banks, site of Saxon town and defences
• Round cairn and shelter 140m north west of Yes Tor summit
• Two stone hut circles 450m SSE of Ger Tor
• Two bowl barrows on East Kimber Common 525m north west of Stoney
• Stone hut circle, cairns and irregular aggregate field system 850m SSE of Sourton Tors
• Ring cairn 460m south-west of White Hill summit, forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Wadland Down
• A cluster of five stone hut circles and associated boundary wall situated within a large enclosure 30m north-east of Ger Tor
• Round cairn 340m south-west of White Hill summit, forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery
• Ring cairn and rectangular building earthwork 940m west of Widgery Cross
• Southernmost cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Ring cairn 50m north-east of White Hill summit forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Civil War redoubt 750m south east of East Linnacombe
• Round cairn 220m north of Conies Down Tor
• Deserted medieval site 1/4 mile (400m) W of Okehampton camp
• Enclosure 1250m NNW of Standon Down
• Sourton Down Cross, 360m north east of Aliceford Farm
• Okehampton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with associated earthworks north of the West Okement River.
• Tor cairn on High Willhays summit
• Cairnfield on the western slope of White Hill
• Stone hut circle settlement 280m south-west of Deadlake Foot
• Tor cairn 70m WNW of Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit
• Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Deserted medieval settlement 750m south of White Hill summit
• Hut circles and a length of enclosure wall, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement 600m east of Nodden Gate
• Ring cairn 1060m south west of Great Nodden
• Two cairns forming an outlying part of a cairnfield on the northern slope of White Hill
• Willsworthy Pound adjacent to Willsworthy Bridge
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Round cairn 750m NNW of East Okement Farm
• Westernmost cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill
• Three cairns forming the westernmost part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Round cairn 270m west of Great Nodden
• Tinners' building 90m north east of the confluence of the Brim Brook and West Okement River
• Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook
• Round cairn 50m north west of Yes Tor summit
• Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley Wood
• Round cairn 240m north of Ger Tor
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Tor cairn surrounding Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit
• Round cairn 700m south of Sourton Tors
• Wayside cross at Eastcombe on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe
• Okehampton Roman fort, fortlet and associated enclosures
• Southern of five cairns forming an outlying part of a cairnfield on the north eastern slope of White Hill
• Bowl barrow on Galford Down, 200m south west of Westdown Pool
• Round cairn 140m WSW of Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• An enclosure boundary wall, thirteen stone hut circles and a round cairn on Nattor Down and Hamlyn's Newtake
• Round cairn 190m east of Doe Tor summit
• Alluvial tin streamwork in Lydford Woods
• Stone hut circle settlement 330m south east of Great Nodden
• Cairn forming part of the cairnfield on the western slope of White Hill
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill
• Five stone hut circles forming part of an unenclosed settlement at Watern Oke
• Two stone hut circles 310m south of Deadlake Foot
• Four cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• A stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke
• Round cairn 470m south east of Sourton Tors
• Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands
• Enclosure, two stone hut circles and an alignment of upright stones 780m north west of Little Links Tor
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Linear and Curved Target Railways on F Range
• Three stone hut circles situated west of the enclosed stone hut circle settlement 260m north of Deadlake Foot
• Cairn and cist forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill
• Village cross in Northlew, 40m south west of the church
• Stone hut circle lying south of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Cairnfield, irregular aggregate field system, a ring cairn and three round cairns 800m and 920m south of Moorgate Farm
• Three cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Hillfort and medieval settlement in South Longridge Wood
• Round cairn 60m WSW of Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit
• Round cairn 250m south east of Standon Farm
• Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Wayside cross in the garden hedge of Southcott Cottage, at a crossroads called Southcott Cross
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Three round cairns 420m south-west of White Hill summit, forming part of White Hill round cairn cemetery
• Platform cairn 30m north west of Fordsland Ledge
• Three cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Meldon viaduct
• Enclosure and stone hut circle 535m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of the dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor
• Deserted medieval site NW of Okehampton camp
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement 540m east of Doe Tor
• North easternmost cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill
• Stone hut circle 655m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor
• Round cairn on Standon Hill
• Guide post at Place Cross
• Round cairn 700m south-west of Great Nodden
• Camp SE of Okehampton
• Enclosed settlement 420m south of Doetor Farm
• Ring cairn 120m west of Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit
• Enclosure and unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 510m north of Deadlake Foot
• Round cairn on Black Down 410m south west of Anthony Stile
• Bidlake Mill and leat
• Stone hut circle 610m ESE of Nodden Gate forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement
• White Barrow round cairn
• Foxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms Tor
• Ring cairn 510m south west of Great Nodden
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill
• Round cairn 340m north of Hare Tor
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement 260m north of Deadlake Foot
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Experimental Parapets and Redoubt
• Round cairn 610m north east of Great Nodden
• Round cairn 550m SSE of Longstone Hill summit
• Seven cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill
• Two stone hut circles 1000m north of Standon Down
• Round cairn and stone hut circle 950m south of Sourton Tors
• An enclosed stone hut circle settlement, three round cairns and a length of reave 650m WSW of Ger Tor
• Round cairn 765m south-west of Great Nodden
• Stone hut circle settlement 580m north east of White Hill summit
• A small stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Two stone hut circles 675m south-west of Beardown Man forming the southern limit of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slopes of Conies Down Tor
• Two bowl barrows on Broadbury, 140m and 230m south of Oakfield
• Wheal Betsy pumping house
• Deserted medieval site 1/2 mile (810m) W of Okehampton camp
• Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Enclosure in Brandis Wood, 175m north of Longham
• Eastern of five cairns forming an outlying part of a cairnfield on the north eastern slope of White Hill
• Icework at Sourton Tors
• Southern White Hill cairnfield
• Cairn 690m south west of White Barrow
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 290m north west of Lints Tor
• Round cairn 230m south-west of White Hill summit forming part of White Hill round cairn cemetery
• Two round cairns 715m south-west of Great Nodden
• Two circular cairns, an ovoid cairn and a ring cairn lying within an enclosure forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill
• One of five cairns forming an outlying part of a cairnfield on the north eastern slope of White Hill
• Ring cairn 80m north-east of White Hill summit, forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery
• An alluvial tin streamwork adjacent to the Brim Brook
• Stone hut circle settlement and enclosures 970m east of Ger Tor
• A double stone hut circle and enclosure 280m south of Deadlake Foot
• A cluster of five stone hut circles situated within a large enclosure 470m north-east of Ger Tor
• The southernmost of four cairns forming part of the cairnfield on the western slope of White Hill
• Tor cairn 180m north of High Willhays summit
• Round cairn 590m south-west of Beardown Man lying on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor
• Ten cairns and a length of bank forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill
• Beardown Man standing stone
• Broadbury Castle Roman camp
• Two stone hut circles and a field 340m south west of Lints Tor
• Ring cairn on Great Nodden summit
• Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• A double stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke
• Deserted medieval site N of Okehampton camp
• Stone hut circle and field-plots 100m east of Ger Tor
• Lake Down cairnfield 810m ESE and 780m east of Lake Viaduct
• Milestone N of Lower Beardon
• Round cairn 300m south-west of White Hill summit, forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery
• Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Tinners' building 680m north east of Fur Tor
• Tinners' building lying adjacent to the Black Ridge Brook and situated 1540m NNE of Fur Tor
• Cairnfield and associated earthworks on the north eastern slope of White Hill
• Three cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Stone hut circle 630m north-east of Ger Tor
• Round cairn 380m south-west of White Hill summit, forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery
• Leawood Plantation barrow
• Stone alignment on Conies Down
• Enclosure in Parsonage Wood