Murchington is a Village in the county of Devon.

Murchington postcode: TQ13 8HJ

Retail in Murchington

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

The area around Murchington features a number of interesting historic buildings including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove are great places to visit near Murchington if you like villages.

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

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

Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove are great places to visit near Murchington if you like beaches.

Geological Features to visit near Murchington include Valley of Rocks.

The area close to Murchington boasts some of the best sssis including Dartmoor.

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

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

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

Parks to visit near Murchington include Bicton Park.

Murchington is near some unmissable airports like Exeter Airport,

There are a several good castles in the area around Murchington like Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Berry Pomeroy Castle is one of Murchington's best, nearby ruins to visit in Murchington.

Murchington History

There are some historic monuments around Murchington:

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