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.

Don't miss Exeter's cities if visiting the area around Gidleigh.

Gidleigh'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 Gidleigh best villages to visit near Gidleigh.

Gidleigh's best nearby canals can be found at Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Gidleigh like East Lyn River.

The area around Gidleigh features a number of interesting beaches including Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

The area around Gidleigh's best geological features can be found at Valley of Rocks.

Places near Gidleigh feature a number of interesting sssis including Dartmoor.

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

Dartmoor is one of Gidleigh's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Gidleigh.

Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton are some of Gidleigh best towns to visit near Gidleigh.

The area close to Gidleigh boasts some of the best parks including Bicton Park.

Exeter Airport is a great place to visit close to Gidleigh if you like airports.

There are a number of castles near to Gidleigh including Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Ruins to visit near Gidleigh include Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Gidleigh History

There are some historic monuments around Gidleigh:

• Round cairn 80m SSW of White Moor stone circle
• Two hut circles N of Lower Blackaton
• Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor
• Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor
• Meacombe burial chamber
• Enclosure 200yds (180m) WSW of Meacombe
• Stone hut circle and field system 580m north west of North Creaber, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill
• Wayside cross 225m north east of Scarhill Cross
• A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 670m south of The Grey Wethers
• Two stone hut circles and part of a coaxial field system at Frenchbeer Rock
• Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft
• Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge
• Round cairn 250m south east of Winter Tor
• Three agglomerated enclosures, a round cairn and part of the Stannon block field system lying within Great Stannon Newtake
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Observation Post 6 and Incline Target Carrier Railway
• Gidleigh Castle (remains of)
• Prehistoric settlement and field system 240m east of Challacombe Cross
• Hut circles on Heatree Down
• Cairn on Chagford Common 320m west of West Vitifer Mine
• Four round barrows on Soussons Down, 960m north west of Soussons
• Two cairns 720m and 800m east of Higher White Tor
• Hele Cross: a wayside cross 700m south east of Wormhill
• Four hut circles N of Bush Down
• Deserted medieval settlement at Challacombe
• Shorter Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road, 350m north west of Middlecott
• Roundy Park prehistoric enclosure and cairn with cist, 560m north east of Archerton
• Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon Beacon
• Two stone hut circle settlements with an irregular aggregate field system east of Rival Tor, 900m south west of Buttern Hill
• Stone hut circle 580m south west of Statts Bridge
• King's Barrow on King Tor, Hookney Down
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement known as Kraps Ring
• Stone hut circle 140m north west of Higher Shilstone
• Three stone hut circles 300m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• Watching Place Cross: a wayside cross at the junction of the B3212 with the B3344
• Enclosure on Cator Common, 400m ESE of Riddon Brake
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Observation Post 16 and flanking target butts
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Tom's Hill, 870m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• Chambered cairn 830m south of Buttern
• Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit
• A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook
• Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn
• Round cairn 780m south of the Thirlstone
• Cairn 190m west of Archerton
• Hut circles on Bonehill Down
• Round cairn on Soussons Down, 1.2km north west of Soussons
• Cranbrook Castle
• Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 630m south of Hemstone Rocks
• Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill
• An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1.1km south east of Gartaven Ford, south west of Rippator
• Cairn cemetery and earthwork bank 340m south west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• A round cairn 190m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Ring cairn 296m south east of Riddon Brake
• A partly enclosed stone hut circle settlement on Kennon Hill
• Round cairn and Headland Warren boundary stone 210m north of Birch Tor
• Round cairn 530m north east of Gartaven Ford
• Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy
• Headland Warren boundary stone 570m NNE of Headland Warren Farm
• Blowing Mill at Outer Down
• Round cairn and cist on the south west side of Crow Tor
• A stone hut circle settlement and irregular aggregate field system at the northern tip of Long Ridge
• Cairn and cist on the northern side of Fernworthy Reservoir, 660m north west of Metherall
• A round cairn on Watchet Hill
• Hamel Down Cross
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and section of field system 330m north east of Hemstone Rocks
• A cairnfield, unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and boundary stone 380m south west of a ford on the Small Brook
• Four stone hut circles and associated boundary walls south east of Fernworthy Reservoir, 250m north west of Metherall
• Beetor Cross: the site of a wayside cross and a later, 18th century, waymarker 230m south east of Beetor
• Two Headland Warren boundary stones, 275m and 430m north of Birch Tor
• Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor
• Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Spinster's Rock
• A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• Stone alignment 260m south of Higher White Tor
• Two round cairns 400m north west of Scorhill Farm
• Enclosed prehistoric settlement 650m south west of Longaford Tor
• Stone hut circle settlement 290m south east of Manga Rock
• Hut circle 300yds (270m) SW of Meacombe
• Cairn cemetery 880m south west of Wallabrook Bridge
• Stone alignment, cairns, enclosed prehistoric settlement and a length of reave on Hurston Ridge
• Leapra Cross: a wayside cross at the entrance to Moor Gate Farm
• Stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval shelter 990m north east of Hawthorn Clitter, 1030m east of The Thirlstone
• Round cairn 400m south east of Higher White Tor
• A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns containing cists and a post-medieval building 440m NNW of Powder Mills
• Two stone hut circles 850m WSW of the confluence of Gallaven Brook and Walla Brook, 1045m north east of the Thirlstone
• Hameldown Beacon barrow
• Ring cairn 230m south east of Cullever Steps
• Broadun prehistoric enclosed settlement, 780m NNW of Archerton
• Cairnfield 790m north west of Stoneyhurst
• Stone circle 400m south west of Buttern Hill
• An enclosed prehistoric settlement 230m east of Higher Tor
• North Bovey village cross: a wayside cross at the south west end of North Bovey village green
• Blowing mill 260m south east of Teignhead Farm
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 320m south east of Higher Tor
• Clapper Bridge, Postbridge
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Broadun Ring, 500m north west of Hartland Tor
• Three hut circles at north end of Vogwell Down
• Ring cairn 140m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland House
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement on the north eastern slope of Steeperton Tor
• Cairn and cist 875m north west of Arch Tor
• Week Down cross: a wayside cross 530m south west of Yellam
• Two prehistoric settlements 1280m SSW of The Grey Wethers
• Round cairn on Watern Tor
• Two hut circles E of Foxes Holt
• Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• Enclosed prehistoric settlement 150m south east of Hookney Tor
• Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's Church
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Observation Post 7
• Quintin's Man round cairn
• Round cairn 480m south west of Higher White Tor
• Stone hut circle 610m west of Cawsand Beacon forming an outlying part of an enclosed stone hut circle settlement
• Hut circles on Hedge Down
• Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• Stone hut circle 450m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland Warren
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 650m south east of Tawcroft
• Three pillow mounds adjacent to Longaford Tor forming an outlying part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors
• Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm
• Cairn and cist 400m east of Lydford Tor
• 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
• Round cairn and enclosure 930m south of Hound Tor
• A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge
• Dispersed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields 490m south east of Silk House
• Stone hut circle and associated walling 780m WNW of Longaford Tor
• Cairn and cist on Chittaford Down, 300m north of Archerton
• Two hut circles NW of Bush Down
• Five barrows on Hamel Down
• Chambered cairn 430m south of Buttern
• Hut circles E of Pritton
• Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe Down
• Hillerton Cross
• Cairnfield and field 1030m north west of Archerton
• A ring cairn 700m south east of Runnage Bridge, on the southern side of Soussons Down
• Coaxial fields forming part of Shapley Common coaxial field system, 720m north of Hookney Tor
• Stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe
• Scorhill stone circle, three cairns and a length of reave
• Kerbed cairn and cist 635m south west of The Grey Wethers
• A platform cairn 240m NNE of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor
• An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 400m north west of Scorhill stone circle
• Stone hut circle 380m north west of North Creaber
• Camp SE of Okehampton
• Three agglomerated enclosures containing stone hut circles, a cairn cemetery, post-medieval fields and tinworks on Chagford Common
• Two cairns on Cator Common
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and cairn 460m north east of Rough Tor
• Coaxial field system and prehistoric settlements at Kestor
• Five cairns, two stone alignments and three cists, forming part of a ritual complex on Lakehead Hill
• The North Teign coaxial field system (western part) and associated later remains at Shovel Down, Stonetor Hill and Long Ridge
• Three hut circles E of Bush Down
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 900m and 940m north west of Warren House Inn
• Prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, 770m south of Challacombe Cross
• Warren in Whiddon Park
• Stone hut circle settlement, cairnfield and field system 580m north east of Gartaven Ford
• White Moor Stone
• Deserted medieval settlement at Blackaton, 340m and 400m north east of Lower Blackaton
• Two round cairns on the northern slope of Metheral Hill
• An agglomerated enclosed settlement 480m west of Stoneyhurst
• Medieval settlement 470m east of Hartyland
• Bennett's Cross: a wayside cross on the south side of the B3212, 900m north east of the Warren House Inn
• Two partially enclosed stone hut circle settlements and a round cairn on the eastern slope of Oke Tor
• Stone hut circle settlement at Higher Tor
• Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head
• Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill
• Hut circles W of Higher Shapley
• A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill
• Cairn 500m NNW of Archerton
• Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Buttern Hill
• Round cairn on Hangingstone Hill
• Stone alignment and cairn 470m east of Stannon Brook source
• Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford
• Cairn on Hurston Ridge 1km north west of Warren House Inn
• Kistvaen 325yds (300m) S of Archerton
• Platform cairn 370m south east of Challacombe Cross
• Agglomerate enclosure and 15 stone hut circles 560m west of Cawsand Beacon
• Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound Tor
• A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone
• 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 210m east of Scorhill stone circle
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 780m south west of Metherall
• Tor cairn 50m north east of Hookney Tor
• Round cairn 570m west of Stoneyhurst
• Round cairn on the summit of Little Hound Tor
• Cairnfield 760m west of Stoneyhurst
• Medieval strip fields, tinworks, prehistoric settlements, and a cairn on the lower western slopes of Hamel Down
• Pillow mound 670m WNW of Longaford Tor forming an outlying part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors
• Agglomerate enclosure and ten stone hut circles 500m west of Cawsand Beacon
• Triple stone alignment and cairn 780m east of Cawsand Beacon
• Round cairn 620m south east of Challacombe Cross
• Cairn on Hameldown Tor
• Blackaton Ball tin mill
• Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor
• Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton
• Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland Tor
• Nine Stones ring cairn on Belstone Common
• Hut circle NE of Thornworthy Lodge