Throwleigh is a Town in the county of Devon.

Retail in Throwleigh

There are great places to visit near Throwleigh 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 Throwleigh like Exeter.

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

There are a number of villages near Throwleigh including Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.

Canals to visit near Throwleigh include Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.

East Lyn River is one of Throwleigh's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Throwleigh.

Don't miss Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove's beaches if visiting the area around Throwleigh.

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

Don't miss Dartmoor's sssis if visiting the area around Throwleigh.

Dartmoor is a great place to visit close to Throwleigh if you like hiking areas.

Places near Throwleigh feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Dartmoor.

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

Throwleigh is near some unmissable parks like Bicton Park,

The area around Throwleigh's best airports can be found at Exeter Airport.

Castles to visit near Throwleigh include Berry Pomeroy Castle.

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

Throwleigh History

There are some historic monuments around Throwleigh:

• Round cairn 80m SSW of White Moor stone circle
• Round cairn on Soussons Down, 1.2km north west of Soussons
• Round cairn 530m north east of Gartaven Ford
• Wayside cross 100m north west of East Langford
• Enclosed prehistoric settlement 150m south east of Hookney Tor
• Hut circle 300yds (270m) SW of Meacombe
• Wayside cross at Trecott beside Wellsprings Lane
• Coaxial field system and prehistoric settlements at Kestor
• Spinster's Rock
• Two bowl barrows 200m north east of Newland Cross
• Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor
• Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound Tor
• Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn
• Two hut circles E of Foxes Holt
• A partly enclosed stone hut circle settlement on Kennon Hill
• A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Observation Post 7
• Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Broadnymett
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Broadun Ring, 500m north west of Hartland Tor
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and cairn 460m north east of Rough Tor
• Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor
• Three hut circles E of Bush Down
• Round cairn on Hangingstone Hill
• Hele Cross: a wayside cross 700m south east of Wormhill
• Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill
• Four round barrows on Soussons Down, 960m north west of Soussons
• Cairn cemetery and earthwork bank 340m south west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill
• Hut circles on Heatree Down
• Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford
• Stone hut circle 210m east of Scorhill stone circle
• Cairn and cist on the northern side of Fernworthy Reservoir, 660m north west of Metherall
• Week Barn Cross
• A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• Round cairn 620m south east of Challacombe Cross
• Two Headland Warren boundary stones, 275m and 430m north of Birch Tor
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 320m south east of Higher Tor
• 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
• Two partially enclosed stone hut circle settlements and a round cairn on the eastern slope of Oke Tor
• Two stone hut circle settlements with an irregular aggregate field system east of Rival Tor, 900m south west of Buttern Hill
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Observation Post 6 and Incline Target Carrier Railway
• Cairn on Hurston Ridge 1km north west of Warren House Inn
• Agglomerate enclosure and ten stone hut circles 500m west of Cawsand Beacon
• Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor
• Coaxial fields forming part of Shapley Common coaxial field system, 720m north of Hookney Tor
• Gidleigh Castle (remains of)
• Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit
• Enclosure 200yds (180m) WSW of Meacombe
• Watching Place Cross: a wayside cross at the junction of the B3212 with the B3344
• Stone hut circle settlement 290m south east of Manga Rock
• Stone hut circle 450m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Buttern Hill
• Blowing Mill at Outer Down
• A stone hut circle settlement and irregular aggregate field system at the northern tip of Long Ridge
• Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm
• Broadun prehistoric enclosed settlement, 780m NNW of Archerton
• Headland Warren boundary stone 570m NNE of Headland Warren Farm
• Stone hut circle 610m west of Cawsand Beacon forming an outlying part of an enclosed stone hut circle settlement
• Stone hut circle 140m north west of Higher Shilstone
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement on the north eastern slope of Steeperton Tor
• An enclosed prehistoric settlement 230m east of Higher Tor
• Hut circles W of Higher Shapley
• King's Barrow on King Tor, Hookney Down
• Quintin's Man round cairn
• White Moor Stone
• Shorter Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road, 350m north west of Middlecott
• St Martin's Chapel, Broadnymett
• Platform cairn 370m south east of Challacombe Cross
• Two hut circles NW of Bush Down
• Stone hut circle settlement at Higher Tor
• Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Round cairn on the summit of Little Hound Tor
• Prehistoric settlement and field system 240m east of Challacombe Cross
• Cairn on Hameldown Tor
• Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft
• Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland House
• Scorhill stone circle, three cairns and a length of reave
• Kerbed cairn and cist 635m south west of The Grey Wethers
• Beetor Cross: the site of a wayside cross and a later, 18th century, waymarker 230m south east of Beetor
• An agglomerated enclosed settlement 480m west of Stoneyhurst
• Stone alignment and cairn 470m east of Stannon Brook source
• Bowl barrow 80m south west of Hampson Cottage
• Two round cairns on the northern slope of Metheral Hill
• Stone hut circle 380m north west of North Creaber
• Dispersed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields 490m south east of Silk House
• Round cairn and Headland Warren boundary stone 210m north of Birch Tor
• A cairnfield, unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and boundary stone 380m south west of a ford on the Small Brook
• Round cairn on Watern Tor
• Hamel Down Cross
• Cairnfield 790m north west of Stoneyhurst
• Four stone hut circles and associated boundary walls south east of Fernworthy Reservoir, 250m north west of Metherall
• Two long mortuary enclosures 570m east and 590m ENE of Sandford Barton
• A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge
• Cairnfield 760m west of Stoneyhurst
• Blowing mill 260m south east of Teignhead Farm
• Agglomerate enclosure and 15 stone hut circles 560m west of Cawsand Beacon
• A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone
• Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge
• Chambered cairn 830m south of Buttern
• Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe Down
• Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor
• Chambered cairn 430m south of Buttern
• Wayside cross in Sampford Courtenay village 55m NNW of Cherrywell Cottages
• Week Down cross: a wayside cross 530m south west of Yellam
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Experimental Parapets and Redoubt
• Stone hut circle settlement, cairnfield and field system 580m north east of Gartaven Ford
• Ring cairn 230m south east of Cullever Steps
• Two stone hut circles 850m WSW of the confluence of Gallaven Brook and Walla Brook, 1045m north east of the Thirlstone
• Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 630m south of Hemstone Rocks
• Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• Wayside cross at crossroads 120m NNW of St Andrew's Church
• A platform cairn 240m NNE of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Two round cairns 400m north west of Scorhill Farm
• Round cairn 250m south east of Winter Tor
• A henge, two barrows, two ring ditches, two enclosures and part of a linear feature 420m north west of Lower Hampson
• Four hut circles N of Bush Down
• Wayside cross 225m north east of Scarhill Cross
• Two bowl barrows 180m south west of Hampson Cottage
• Churchyard cross 12m south of Sampford Courtenay church
• Hillerton Cross
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 780m south west of Metherall
• Meacombe burial chamber
• Bowl barrow 220m south west of Hampson Cottage
• Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon Beacon
• Roman forts, marching camps and associated monuments
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Observation Post 16 and flanking target butts
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Burston Cross
• Stone circle 400m south west of Buttern Hill
• Three agglomerated enclosures containing stone hut circles, a cairn cemetery, post-medieval fields and tinworks on Chagford Common
• An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 400m north west of Scorhill stone circle
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor
• Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm
• Two stone hut circles and part of a coaxial field system at Frenchbeer Rock
• Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland Tor
• Three hut circles at north end of Vogwell Down
• Wayside cross at Bulland Cross
• Triple stone alignment and cairn 780m east of Cawsand Beacon
• Ring cairn 140m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval shelter 990m north east of Hawthorn Clitter, 1030m east of The Thirlstone
• Ring ditch 150m north of Natson Farm
• Nine Stones ring cairn on Belstone Common
• Stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe
• Leapra Cross: a wayside cross at the entrance to Moor Gate Farm
• Bennett's Cross: a wayside cross on the south side of the B3212, 900m north east of the Warren House Inn
• Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland Warren
• Round cairn 750m NNW of East Okement Farm
• Round cairn 780m south of the Thirlstone
• A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 670m south of The Grey Wethers
• Stone hut circle 580m south west of Statts Bridge
• Tor cairn 50m north east of Hookney Tor
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and section of field system 330m north east of Hemstone Rocks
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Tom's Hill, 870m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• The North Teign coaxial field system (western part) and associated later remains at Shovel Down, Stonetor Hill and Long Ridge
• Cairnfield and field 1030m north west of Archerton
• A round cairn 190m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 650m south east of Tawcroft
• An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1.1km south east of Gartaven Ford, south west of Rippator
• Warren in Whiddon Park
• Two prehistoric settlements 1280m SSW of The Grey Wethers
• Three stone hut circles 300m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• A round cairn on Watchet Hill
• Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Three agglomerated enclosures, a round cairn and part of the Stannon block field system lying within Great Stannon Newtake
• Round cairn and enclosure 930m south of Hound Tor
• Stone alignment, cairns, enclosed prehistoric settlement and a length of reave on Hurston Ridge
• Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy
• Cairn cemetery 880m south west of Wallabrook Bridge
• Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower
• Cairn on Chagford Common 320m west of West Vitifer Mine
• Motte 160m east of St Peter's Church
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 900m and 940m north west of Warren House Inn
• Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's Church
• Cairn and cist 430m north east of Grimspound
• Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head
• Prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, 770m south of Challacombe Cross
• Round cairn 570m west of Stoneyhurst
• Two stone circles known as The Grey Wethers, three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure in Great Stannon Newtake
• Camp SE of Okehampton