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.

Exeter is one of Gidleigh's best, nearby cities to visit in Gidleigh.

There are a number of historic buildings near Gidleigh including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

Villages to visit near Gidleigh include Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.

Don't miss Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton's canals if visiting the area around Gidleigh.

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

Beaches to visit near Gidleigh include Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

Places near Gidleigh feature a number of interesting geological features including Valley of Rocks.

There are a several good sssis in the area around Gidleigh like Dartmoor.

Hiking Areas to visit near Gidleigh include Dartmoor.

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

The area around Gidleigh boasts some of the best towns including Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

The area around Gidleigh's best parks can be found at Bicton Park.

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

Gidleigh is near some unmissable castles like Berry Pomeroy Castle,

Don't miss Berry Pomeroy Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Gidleigh.

Gidleigh History

There are some historic monuments around Gidleigh:

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