Gidleigh is a Village in the county of Devon.

Retail in Gidleigh

There are great places to visit near Gidleigh 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 Gidleigh include Exeter.

Historic Buildings to visit near Gidleigh include Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

The area around Gidleigh 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 Gidleigh if you like canals.

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

Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove are some of Gidleigh best beaches to visit near Gidleigh.

Geological Features to visit near Gidleigh include Valley of Rocks.

The area around Gidleigh's best sssis can be found at Dartmoor.

Dartmoor is one of Gidleigh's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Gidleigh.

There are a number of nature reserves near to Gidleigh including Dartmoor.

Don't miss Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton's towns if visiting the area around Gidleigh.

Bicton Park is one of Gidleigh's best, nearby parks to visit in Gidleigh.

Airports to visit near Gidleigh include Exeter Airport.

Berry Pomeroy Castle is a great place to visit close to Gidleigh if you like castles.

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

Gidleigh History

There are some historic monuments around Gidleigh:

• Platform cairn 370m south east of Challacombe Cross
• Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head
• Stone hut circle and associated walling 780m WNW of Longaford Tor
• Deserted medieval settlement at Blackaton, 340m and 400m north east of Lower Blackaton
• Two stone hut circles and part of a coaxial field system at Frenchbeer Rock
• Hele Cross: a wayside cross 700m south east of Wormhill
• A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook
• Ring cairn 296m south east of Riddon Brake
• Stone hut circle 380m north west of North Creaber
• Round cairn 780m south of the Thirlstone
• Stone alignment and cairn 470m east of Stannon Brook source
• Prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, 770m south of Challacombe Cross
• Agglomerate enclosure and 15 stone hut circles 560m west of Cawsand Beacon
• Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill
• Round cairn on the summit of Little Hound Tor
• Stone circle 400m south west of Buttern Hill
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Observation Post 16 and flanking target butts
• Round cairn 80m SSW of White Moor stone circle
• Headland Warren boundary stone 570m NNE of Headland Warren Farm
• Cairn cemetery 880m south west of Wallabrook Bridge
• Two round cairns 400m north west of Scorhill Farm
• Stone hut circle 450m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Stone hut circle settlement at Higher Tor
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement on the north eastern slope of Steeperton Tor
• 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 900m and 940m north west of Warren House Inn
• A round cairn 190m 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
• Cairn on Hameldown Tor
• Hut circle NE of Thornworthy Lodge
• A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns containing cists and a post-medieval building 440m NNW of Powder Mills
• Stone hut circle 140m north west of Higher Shilstone
• Stone hut circle and field system 580m north west of North Creaber, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement known as Kraps Ring
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and section of field system 330m north east of Hemstone Rocks
• Blackaton Ball tin mill
• Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit
• An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 400m north west of Scorhill stone circle
• Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy
• Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill
• A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone
• Cairn and cist 875m north west of Arch Tor
• Stone hut circle 210m east of Scorhill stone circle
• Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford
• Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn
• Hut circles on Heatree Down
• Cairn and cist 430m north east of Grimspound
• Two prehistoric settlements 1280m SSW of The Grey Wethers
• Three hut circles at north end of Vogwell Down
• Two partially enclosed stone hut circle settlements and a round cairn on the eastern slope of Oke Tor
• North Bovey village cross: a wayside cross at the south west end of North Bovey village green
• Cairn cemetery and earthwork bank 340m south west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe Down
• Hillerton Cross
• An agglomerated enclosed settlement 480m west of Stoneyhurst
• Stone hut circle settlement 290m south east of Manga Rock
• Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon Beacon
• White Moor Stone
• Nine Stones ring cairn on Belstone Common
• Broadun prehistoric enclosed settlement, 780m NNW of Archerton
• An enclosed prehistoric settlement 230m east of Higher Tor
• A round cairn on Watchet Hill
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Observation Post 6 and Incline Target Carrier Railway
• Chambered cairn 830m south of Buttern
• Medieval settlement 470m east of Hartyland
• Kerbed cairn and cist 635m south west of The Grey Wethers
• Round cairn on Hangingstone Hill
• Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor
• Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland Tor
• Round cairn and enclosure 930m south of Hound Tor
• Stone alignment 260m south of Higher White Tor
• Enclosure on Cator Common, 400m ESE of Riddon Brake
• A stone hut circle settlement and irregular aggregate field system at the northern tip of Long Ridge
• Medieval strip fields, tinworks, prehistoric settlements, and a cairn on the lower western slopes of Hamel Down
• Coaxial fields forming part of Shapley Common coaxial field system, 720m north of Hookney Tor
• Cairnfield and field 1030m north west of Archerton
• Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft
• Tor cairn 50m north east of Hookney Tor
• Spinster's Rock
• Five barrows on Hamel Down
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Observation Post 7
• Enclosure 200yds (180m) WSW of Meacombe
• Stone hut circle settlement, cairnfield and field system 580m north east of Gartaven Ford
• Hut circles E of Pritton
• Cairn on Chagford Common 320m west of West Vitifer Mine
• The North Teign coaxial field system (western part) and associated later remains at Shovel Down, Stonetor Hill and Long Ridge
• Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton
• Meacombe burial chamber
• Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 320m south east of Higher Tor
• Hut circles on Bonehill Down
• A partly enclosed stone hut circle settlement on Kennon Hill
• Camp SE of Okehampton
• Scorhill stone circle, three cairns and a length of reave
• A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• Leapra Cross: a wayside cross at the entrance to Moor Gate Farm
• Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Buttern Hill
• Blowing Mill at Outer Down
• Three agglomerated enclosures, a round cairn and part of the Stannon block field system lying within Great Stannon Newtake
• Round cairn on Soussons Down, 1.2km north west of Soussons
• Three stone hut circles 300m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• Agglomerate enclosure and ten stone hut circles 500m west of Cawsand Beacon
• Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's Church
• Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland Warren
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Broadun Ring, 500m north west of Hartland Tor
• Warren in Whiddon Park
• Two hut circles N of Lower Blackaton
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and cairn 460m north east of Rough Tor
• A ring cairn 700m south east of Runnage Bridge, on the southern side of Soussons Down
• Triple stone alignment and cairn 780m east of Cawsand Beacon
• Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge
• Three agglomerated enclosures containing stone hut circles, a cairn cemetery, post-medieval fields and tinworks on Chagford Common
• Hameldown Beacon barrow
• Week Down cross: a wayside cross 530m south west of Yellam
• A cairnfield, unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and boundary stone 380m south west of a ford on the Small Brook
• Two stone circles known as The Grey Wethers, three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure in Great Stannon Newtake
• Two cairns 720m and 800m east of Higher White Tor
• Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor
• Pillow mound 670m WNW of Longaford Tor forming an outlying part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors
• Wayside cross 225m north east of Scarhill Cross
• Four stone hut circles and associated boundary walls south east of Fernworthy Reservoir, 250m north west of Metherall
• Cairn and cist on the northern side of Fernworthy Reservoir, 660m north west of Metherall
• Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland House
• Two Headland Warren boundary stones, 275m and 430m north of Birch Tor
• Two stone hut circle settlements with an irregular aggregate field system east of Rival Tor, 900m south west of Buttern Hill
• Round cairn 480m south west of Higher White Tor
• Cairn and cist 400m east of Lydford Tor
• Deserted medieval settlement at Challacombe
• Stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe
• Hut circles on Hedge Down
• Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 780m south west of Metherall
• Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill
• Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• King's Barrow on King Tor, Hookney Down
• Stone alignment, cairns, enclosed prehistoric settlement and a length of reave on Hurston Ridge
• Cairn on Hurston Ridge 1km north west of Warren House Inn
• An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1.1km south east of Gartaven Ford, south west of Rippator
• Cairnfield 760m west of Stoneyhurst
• Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound Tor
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 650m south east of Tawcroft
• A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 670m south of The Grey Wethers
• Two round cairns on the northern slope of Metheral Hill
• Kistvaen 325yds (300m) S of Archerton
• Enclosed prehistoric settlement 650m south west of Longaford Tor
• Two hut circles E of Foxes Holt
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor
• Stone hut circle 610m west of Cawsand Beacon forming an outlying part of an enclosed stone hut circle settlement
• Two hut circles NW of Bush Down
• Round cairn and cist on the south west side of Crow Tor
• Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor
• Hut circles W of Higher Shapley
• A platform cairn 240m NNE of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Cairnfield 790m north west of Stoneyhurst
• Round cairn 530m north east of Gartaven Ford
• Cairn 190m west of Archerton
• Roundy Park prehistoric enclosure and cairn with cist, 560m north east of Archerton
• Enclosed prehistoric settlement 150m south east of Hookney Tor
• Quintin's Man round cairn
• Gidleigh Castle (remains of)
• Shorter Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road, 350m north west of Middlecott
• Clapper Bridge, Postbridge
• Hamel Down Cross
• Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm
• Three hut circles E of Bush Down
• Cranbrook Castle
• Chambered cairn 430m south of Buttern
• Blowing mill 260m south east of Teignhead Farm
• Round cairn 570m west of Stoneyhurst
• A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge
• Two cairns on Cator Common
• Four hut circles N of Bush Down
• Two stone hut circles 850m WSW of the confluence of Gallaven Brook and Walla Brook, 1045m north east of the Thirlstone
• Coaxial field system and prehistoric settlements at Kestor
• 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
• Ring cairn 140m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Hut circle 300yds (270m) SW of Meacombe
• Beetor Cross: the site of a wayside cross and a later, 18th century, waymarker 230m south east of Beetor
• Three pillow mounds adjacent to Longaford Tor forming an outlying part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors
• Stone hut circle 580m south west of Statts Bridge
• Five cairns, two stone alignments and three cists, forming part of a ritual complex on Lakehead Hill
• Watching Place Cross: a wayside cross at the junction of the B3212 with the B3344
• Dispersed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields 490m south east of Silk House
• Ring cairn 230m south east of Cullever Steps
• Four round barrows on Soussons Down, 960m north west of Soussons
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Tom's Hill, 870m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• Round cairn 250m south east of Winter Tor
• Prehistoric settlement and field system 240m east of Challacombe Cross
• Cairn and cist on Chittaford Down, 300m north of Archerton
• Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 630m south of Hemstone Rocks
• Round cairn on Watern Tor
• Round cairn 400m south east of Higher White Tor
• Round cairn and Headland Warren boundary stone 210m north of Birch Tor
• Cairn 500m NNW of Archerton