Penquit
Penquit is a Village in the county of Devon.
Penquit postcode: PL21 0LU
There are great places to visit near Penquit 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 Penquit.
Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter are some of Penquit best historic buildings to visit near Penquit.
Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove are great places to visit near Penquit if you like villages.
Canals to visit near Penquit include Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.
Don't miss East Lyn River's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Penquit.
The area around Penquit features a number of interesting beaches including Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.
There are a number of geological features near to Penquit including Valley of Rocks.
SSSIs to visit near Penquit include Dartmoor.
Dartmoor is a great place to visit close to Penquit if you like hiking areas.
There are a number of nature reserves near to Penquit including Dartmoor.
Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton are some of Penquit best towns to visit near Penquit.
There are a number of parks near to Penquit including Bicton Park.
There are a several good airports in the area around Penquit like Exeter Airport.
Berry Pomeroy Castle is one of Penquit's best, nearby castles to visit in Penquit.
There are a number of ruins near to Penquit including Berry Pomeroy Castle.
Penquit History
There are some historic monuments around Penquit:
- Stone alignment and cairns on Stalldown
- Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, a round cairn and a boundary stone 760m WSW of Shell Top
- Enclosure and hut circle N of Old Hill
- Cairn on Sharp Tor
- Medieval hut NW of Dendles Wood
- Stone hut circle south west of Corringdon Ball
- Stone hut circle north-east of Hentor Brook
- The northern of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
- Two ring cairns 330m south east of Coldharbour Cross
- Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm
- Huts and fields on Penn Moor near Broadall Lake
- Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm
- Eight pillow mounds and a vermin trap on the northern slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- The southern of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
- Hut enclosure N of Old Hill
- One of two cairns north-east of Harford Moor Gate
- Cairn near summit of Ugborough Beacon
- Enclosure 560m south east of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- Cairn near summit of Brent Fore Hill
- Long barrow and two bowl barrows, 200m south east of Chapelcombe
- Multiple stone alignment and associated cairns west of Glasscombe Upper Plantation
- Stone row, cairn and enclosures near Hook Lane, Erme Valley
- Enclosure and hut circles at Piles Corner
- Four round cairns 1060m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- One of three cairns on Three Barrows, Ugborough Moor
- Enclosure and hut circles in Erme Valley on east side of Stall Moor
- Enclosure WSW of Dockwell Hole
- Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House
- Stone hut circle east of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
- One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Vermin trap at southern base of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Round barrow NW of Harbourneford
- Spurrell's Cross
- Stone hut circle 930m ENE of Big Pond
- Glaze Meet blowing house (Tinner's Foundry)
- Hut circles and fields on Dendles Waste
- A ring cairn 490m north east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Enclosure and hut circles on Erme Plains E of River Erme
- Two cairns on the south side of Ugborough Beacon
- Iron Age promontory fort known as Oldaport Camp
- Cairn north-east of Harrowthorn Plantation
- Cairn near Ball Gate, Corringdon Ball
- Enclosure on Stalldown
- Slight univallate hillfort known as Holbury Camp, 750m east of Holwell Lodge
- Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon
- One of two stone hut circles on Corringdon Ball, north of Corringdon Farm
- Cairn north of Glasscombe Ball
- Medieval dovecote at Bigbury Court
- Hillson's House cairn, Stalldown
- Enclosure with hut circles south-west of Penn Beacon
- Vermin trap 130m west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Cairn on Weatherdon Hill
- Enclosure and stone hut circles 600m ESE of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- Enclosure with hut circles north of Bala Brook intake
- Stone alignment and terminal cairns south-west of Glasscombe Corner
- Remains of chapel on Brent Hill
- Hentor Warren boundary stone standing on Lee Moor 860m south west of Hen Tor
- Cholwich Town contour reave, cairn and two enclosures
- The middle one of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
- Stone hut circle south of Penn Moor enclosed stone hut settlement
- Cairn south-east of Lower Piles
- Medieval farmstead and field system, length of Willings Walls Reave, four round cairns, a ring cairn and pillow mounds at Willings Walls Warren
- Unenclosed stone hut settlement north-east of Yadsworthy
- One of two stone hut circles north of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
- Three unenclosed stone hut circles on the west side of the Erme Valley, north of Lower Piles
- Cairn east of the northern end of the stone alignment south-west of Glasscombe Corner
- Agglomerated enclosure with hut circles, south of Lower Piles
- Cairn west of Stalldown
- Tor cairn on Shell Top
- Enclosure with hut circles to the north-east of Piles Copse
- Enclosure with hut circles and rectangular pens, south of Bala Brook
- Stone hut circle on Corringdon Ball
- Cairn NNW of Beacon Plain
- Double stone alignment with a large cairn south-west of Penn Beacon
- Pillow mound 160m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- One of several cairns south-west of Spurrell's Cross, Ugborough Moor
- Cist 430m ESE of Yealm Steps
- Cairn with a cist, one of several cairns on Lee Moor
- Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe
- Round cairn on Lee Moor 950m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Cairn on Piles Hill
- Roman settlement site at Bantham Ham
- Medieval settlement on Ford Waste
- Eastern White Barrow
- Cairn in north-east corner of Lower Piles
- One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill
- Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton
- Pillow mound 450m west of Hen Tor forming part of Hentor Warren
- One of two stone hut circles on Corringdon Ball, north of Corringdon Farm
- Cairn south-east of Higher Piles
- One of two stone hut circles north of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
- Enclosure west of Ford Brook
- The northern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Cairn on Weatherdon Hill
- A deserted medieval settlement and post medieval farmstead 510m north east of East Rook Gate
- One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill
- Enclosure with hut circles north of Scad Brook
- Cairn above the south-west bank of the East Glaze Brook
- Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton
- Enclosure with hut circles west of Glasscombe Corner
- Enclosure with hut circles north of Harrowthorn Plantation
- Two cairns south-east of the stone alignment south-west of Glasscombe Corner
- Cist and retaining kerb south-east of Lower Piles
- One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Stone hut circle north of Hentor Brook
- Four bowl barrows 270m west of The Downs
- Cairn to the west of Tristis Rock, Burford Down
- Cairn above the south-west bank of the East Glaze Brook
- Three stone hut circles 340m west of Hen Tor forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement
- Two fallen standing stones east of Hangershell Rock
- Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate
- Cairn with a cist on the eastern slope of Brent Fore Hill
- Stone alignment north of Glasscombe Upper Plantation
- Cist with a retaining kerb north-west of Corringdon Ball
- Cairn on Piles Hill
- Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement, a contemporary field system, post-medieval buildings and two lengths of leat 310m south east of Yealm Steps
- Cairn south of Stalldown stone alignment
- One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
- One of several cairns south-west of Spurrell's Cross
- Hillfort on Brent Hill
- Five stone hut circles 500m south east of Yealm Steps forming part of a large stone hut circle settlement
- Stone hut circle settlement 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Cairn to the east of Hangershell Rock
- Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement west of Butter Brook Reservoir
- Five stone hut circles 320m east of Yealm Steps forming part of a large stone hut circle settlement
- Butterdon Hill stone alignment and cairn
- Three enclosed hut groups, Black Tor, Shipley Bridge
- Cairn south of Spurrell's Cross, Ugborough Moor
- Pillow mound 180m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Unenclosed stone hut settlement with enclosures north of Piles Copse
- Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on the western edge of Lee Moor
- Knatta Barrow
- Cairn on northern Harford Moor
- Enclosure east of an agglomerated enclosure south-east of Yealm Steps
- Two round barrows on Ridding Down
- Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon
- Cairn south-west of Spurrell's Cross, Ugborough Moor
- Spurrell's Cross stone alignment and cairn.
- Cairn 800m ENE of Big Pond
- Chambered cairn in Cuckoo Ball newtake
- The middle one of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Round cairn 740m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Enclosures and hut circles N of Tory Brook Head
- One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
- Two hut circles on the right bank of Red Brook
- Cross Dyke reave
- Cairn south-east of Shell Top
- One of several stone hut circles west of High-house Waste
- Enclosure SE of Dockwell Hole
- Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe
- One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
- One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill
- Enclosure west of Shell Top
- Enclosure with hut circles north of Corringdon Ball
- Bowl barrow 470m south of Borough Farm
- One of several stone hut circles north of Corringdon Ball
- Cairn on Piles Hill
- Hut circles in Erme Valley
- Enclosure with a hut circle on the west side of Corringdon Ball
- Enclosures and hut circles at Petre's Pits Bottom
- One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
- Blowing house at junction of Hook Lake and River Erme
- Two stone hut circles north of Spanish Lake, Lee Moor
- Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon
- The Goreus Stone, immediately west of St Bartholomew's Church
- Enclosure on the west side of the Erme valley below Stalldown
- Agglomerated enclosure with hut circles on Corringdon Ball
- Part of Penn Moor contour reave incorporating two stone hut circles and an enclosed hut settlement
- Stall Moor circle and long stone row
- Stone alignment and two cairns to the north-west of Glasscombe Ball
- Three bowl barrows at Creacombe Farm
- Two hut circles on the south-east slope of Stalldown
- One of several stone hut circles north of Corringdon Ball
- Stone hut circle west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
- One of three cairns on Three Barrows, Ugborough Moor
- A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 330m south west of Hen Tor
- The southern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Hilltop enclosure at Yellowberries Copse, 430m west of Higher Turtley
- One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill
- One of three cairns on Three Barrows, Ugborough Moor
- Enclosure and hut circles at junction of Blatchford Bottom and River Erme
- Enclosure and hut circles on Erme Plains
- Round Barrow on Dendles Waste (Kerbed cairn with cist in Dendles Waste, 920m SSW of Yealm Steps)
- Cairn with a cist east of Willings Walls Reave
- Medieval holy well known as St Ann's Well, 120m south of Holwell Farm
- Cist east of Hangershell Rock
- Stone alignment on Piles Hill
- Vermin trap 90m west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Two conjoined huts between two enclosures north of Bala Brook intake
- Pillow mound 100m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Hentor Warren boundary stone standing 200m south east of Hen Tor
- Cairn north-west of Butterdon Hill
- Enclosure with hut circles in Higher Piles newtake
- Long cairn east of Butterdon Hill
- Enclosure and stone hut circle 740m south east of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Cairn west of Ball Gate, Corringdon Ball
- Riders Rings (The Rings)
- Blowing house N of Yealm Steps
- Ring cairn on Shell Top
- One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
- Cairn NW of Beacon Plain
- Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon
- Part of Penn Moor contour reave
- Enclosure with hut circles north of Bala Brook intake
- One of several stone hut circles north of Corringdon Ball
- Enclosure with hut circles west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball
- One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
- Chambered cairn at Ball Gate, Corringdon Ball
- Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon
- One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
- Cairn with a cist, one of several on the western edge of Lee Moor
- Cairn on Eastern Beacon
- Deserted post-medieval farmstead and part of the surrounding field system at High House Waste
- One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
- Vermin trap 350m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- One of two cairns west of Penn Beacon
- Agglomerated enclosure on the west side of the Erme Valley below Stalldown
- Stone alignment and retaining kerb on Burford Down
- One of two cairns north-east of Harford Moor Gate
- Cairn on Glasscombe Ball
- Blowing house N of Dry Lake
- Hut circles and enclosure to S of Left Lake
- Unenclosed stone hut settlement on the east side of the Erme Valley, north Harford Moor
- One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
Places to see near Penquit
Lakes near Penquit
Rivers near Penquit
- Broughton Brook (South and West Somerset)
- Tributary of Back Stream (Tone Catchment)
- Hele Bk
- Tone - Wellington to Taunton
- Haywards Water
- Westford Stream
- Sherford Stream
- Tone - Upper
- Back Stream
- Halse WTR
- Allen Brook(Maiden brook)
- Hillfarrance Bk
- West Dart River (Lower)
- West Dart River (Upper)
- East Webburn River
- West Dart River (Blackbrook to Swincombe)
- Wash
- Ashburn
- East Dart River
- Hems - Upper
- West Webburn River
- Swincombe
- Avon (Devon Tidal) and Sth Hams - Blackpool
- Mardle
- Avon (Devon Tidal) and Sth Hams - Slapton
- Cherry Brook
- Hems - Lower
- Dean Burn
- Dart
- Dart (Tidal)
- Am Brook
- Webburn
- Bidwell Brook
- The Gara
- Blackbrook River
- Harbourne River
- Beadon Brook
- Lemon
- South Teign River
- Reedy Brook
- North Teign
- Fingle Brook
- Teign (Upper)
- Ugbrooke Stream
- Wray Brook
- Aller Brook (Teign) - Lower
- Kate Brook
- Scotley Brook
- Aller Brook (Teign) - Upper
- Middle Bovey
- Blackaton Brook
- Liverton Brook
- Aller Brook
- Sowton Brook
- Bramble Brook
- Lower Bovey
- Becka Brook
- Upper Bovey
- Teign (Lower)
- Sheepham Bk
- Ayleston Brook
- Lud Brook
- Lower Erme
- Erme
- Middle Barle
- Dart (Exe)
- Danes Brook
- Lower Batherm
- Upper Barle
- Exe (Haddeo to Barle)
- Burn (Exe)
- Iron Mill Stream
- Upper River Haddeo
- Upper Batherm
- Lowman
- Exe (Barle to Culm)
- North Brook (East Devon)
- Exe (Quarme to Haddeo)
- Calverleigh Stream
- Exe (Source to Quarme)
- Exe (Culm to Creedy)
- Exe (Creedy to Estuary)
- Lower Barle
- Ben Brook
- Ben Brook
- Brockey River
- Quarme
- Lower River Haddeo
- Pulham
- Sherdon Water
- Grindle Brook
- Bolham River
- Weaver
- Aylesbeare Stream
- Polly Brook
- Halberton Stream
- Fulford Water
- Lower Clyst
- Madford River
- Ken Stream
- Middle Culm
- Lower Cranny Brook
- Ford Stream (EXE)
- Spratford Stream
- Upper Clyst
- Sheldon Stream
- Upper Cranny Brook
- Upper Culm
- Lower Culm
- Kenn
- Colebrook
- Holly Water
- Alphin Brook
- Lower Yeo (Creedy)
- Matford Brook
- Ford Brook (EXE)
- Upper Creedy
- Dawlish Water
- Upper Yeo (Creedy)
- Jackmoor Brook
- Shobrooke Lake
- Lower Creedy
- Troney
- Middle Creedy
- Culvery River
- Lim
- Branscombe Stream
- Blackwater River
- Lower Axe
- Kit Brook
- Yarty
- Umborne Brook
- Upper Coly
- Upper Axe
- Offwell Brook
- Lower Coly
- Forton Brook
- Corry Brook
- West Lyn River
- Heddon
- Lower East Lyn River
- Mully Brook
- Rye Stream
- Upper East Lyn River
- Lower River Yeo (Lapford)
- Mole (Taw to Bray)
- Yeo (Molland)
- Venn
- Coney Gut
- Sterridge
- Crooked Oak
- Tributary of River Heddon
- Huntacott Water
- Taw (Source to Bullow Brook)
- Hawkridge Brook
- Newton Tracey Stream
- Taw (River Yeo to Little Dart River)
- Sturcombe River
- Bullow Brook
- Bray (Mole to Hole Water)
- Hollocombe Water
- Upper River Yeo (Barnstaple)
- Upper Caen
- Taw Estuary
- Bradwell Stream
- Upper Little Dart River
- Chelfham Stream
- Hole Water
- Knowl Water
- Badgworthy Water
- Umber
- Farley Water
- Taw (Little Dart River to River Mole)
- Lower River Yeo (Barnstaple)
- Lower Caen
- Mole (Bray to Yeo)
- Lower Little River Dart
- Burcombe Stream
- Taw (River Mole to Estuary)
- Little Silver Stream
- Dalch
- Mole (Yeo to Burcombe Stream)
- Nadrid Water
- Bradiford Water
- Langham Lake
- Bray (Source to Hole Water)
- Mole (Source to Burcombe Stream)
- Taw (Bullow Brook to River Yeo)
- Knighty Brook
- Upper River Yeo (Lapford)
- Dolton Stream
- Lower River Mere
- Kenwith Stream
- Dipple Water
- Horwood Stream
- Little Mere River
- Torridge (Dipple Water to Combe Lake)
- Wagaford Water
- Middle River Lew (Torridge)
- Iddesleigh Stream
- Middle River Okement
- Upper River Yeo (Bideford)
- West Okement
- Upper River Mere
- East Okemont River
- Langtree Lake
- Mussel Brook
- Hole Brook
- Lower River Okement
- Pulworthy Brook
- Waldon
- Torridge (Source to Dipple Water)
- Combe Lake
- Woolleigh Brook
- Whiteleigh Water
- Hookmoor Brook
- Northlew Stream
- Torridge (Lew to Estuary)
- Whitsleigh Down Brook
- Cookbury Stream
- Duntz
- Upper River Lew (Torridge)
- Torridge (Combe Lake to Lew)
- Huntshaw Water
- Lower River Yeo (Bideford)
- Lower River Lew (Torridge)
- Medland Brook
- Welcombe Stream
- Philham Water
- Abbey River
- Tamar (River Lyd to River Inny)
- Tamar (Kelly Brook)
- Lower River Lyd
- Lew (Tamar)
- Quither Brook
- Broadwood Brook
- Thrushel
- Wolf
- Upper River Lyd
- Piall
- Newton Stream
- Upper River Yealm
- Silverbridge Lake
- Lower River Yealm
- Tory Brook
- Meavy
- Lower River Plym
- Upper River Plym
- Walkham
- Burn (Tavy)
- Lumburn
- Upper River Tavy
- Lower River Tavy
