Plympton
Plympton is a Town in the county of Devon.
Plympton postcode: PL7 4JR
There are great places to visit near Plympton 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.
The area around Plympton's best cities can be found at Exeter.
Historic Buildings to visit near Plympton include Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.
Plympton has some unmissable villages nearby like Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.
Canals to visit near Plympton include Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.
East Lyn River is a great place to visit close to Plympton if you like rivers and streams.
Don't miss Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove's beaches if visiting the area around Plympton.
The area around Plympton's best geological features can be found at Valley of Rocks.
Don't miss Dartmoor's sssis if visiting the area around Plympton.
The area close to Plympton boasts some of the best hiking areas including Dartmoor.
Places near Plympton feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Dartmoor.
Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton are some of Plympton best towns to visit near Plympton.
There are a number of parks near to Plympton including Bicton Park.
Exeter Airport is one of Plympton's best, nearby airports to visit in Plympton.
There are a number of castles near to Plympton including Berry Pomeroy Castle.
There are a several good ruins in the area around Plympton like Berry Pomeroy Castle.
Plympton History
There are some historic monuments around Plympton:
- Laira Emplacement, immediately south west of Laira Battery
- Round cairn east of Whittenknowles Rocks, 960m ENE of Gutter Tor
- Enclosure with hut circles on Eastern Tor
- Pillow mound 540m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge
- Three stone alignments, 15 cairns, a cist, a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and a small clapper bridge at Drizzle Combe
- Vermin trap 490m south of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Vermin trap and length of reave 980m ESE of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Stone hut circle south of Penn Moor enclosed stone hut settlement
- Pillow mound 840m north east of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Two stone hut circles north of Spanish Lake, Lee Moor
- Crownhill Fort
- Pillow mound 160m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Round cairn 740m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Stone hut circle north of Hentor Brook
- Pillow mound and `V'-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- A deserted medieval settlement and post medieval farmstead 510m north east of East Rook Gate
- Cairn with cist north of Gutter Tor
- Pillow mound 210m east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Vermin trap 350m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Cairn south-east of Shell Top
- Pound and hut circles N of Hawk's Tor
- One of a number of cairns with cists south of Shavercombe Brook
- One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
- Plympton Castle
- Cairn north of Giant's Hill
- Double stone alignment with a terminal stone setting south of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Double stone alignment with a large cairn south-west of Penn Beacon
- Four round barrows on Wigford Down
- The northern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Cross S of Shaden Plantation
- Unenclosed stone hut settlement south-west of Gutter Tor
- Pillow mound 180m west of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren
- Bowl barrow at Emmets Post
- Cairn with a cist near the head of a southern tributary of Langcombe Brook
- Cairn north-east of Brisworthy Plantation
- Pounds and hut circles N of Saddlesborough
- Cairn with a cist, one of several cairns on Lee Moor
- A ring cairn 490m north east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Cairn south west of Higher Hartor Tor
- Pillow mound 790m NNE of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Cholwich Town contour reave, cairn and two enclosures
- Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner
- Cairn with a cist north of Drizzlecombe stone alignments
- Hentor Warren boundary stone standing 200m south east of Hen Tor
- Pillow mound 860m SSE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Vermin trap at southern base of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Hut circle on Wigford Down
- Round barrow NW of Saddlesborough
- Mount Batten: 17th century artillery tower, Civil War breastwork, and World War II remains
- Hut circles W of Wigford Down China Clay Works
- Pillow mound 490m south of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Pillow mound 610m SSW of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Willings Walls Warren
- Three pillow mounds and a linear gully 200m north of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Enclosure with hut circles west of Plym Steps
- Vermin trap 700m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Pillow mound 620m ESE of Legis Tor forming part of Willings Walls Warren
- Buckland Abbey
- Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves
- One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down
- Round barrow N of Cadworthy Wood
- Two stone hut circles and an enclosure 680m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Vermin trap 730m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Eggbuckland Keep
- A stone alignment, kerbed cairn, prehistoric settlement, four pillow mounds, a vermin trap and animal runs 720m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors
- Settlement on Wigford Down S of Durance
- Stone row NW of Saddlesborough
- Cairn with a cist, the western one of two between Langcombe Brook and Deadman's Bottom
- Multi-period remains at Hentor Warren
- Tor cairn on Shell Top
- Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave
- Two pillow mounds and a small area of tin streamwork 510m south west of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Willings Walls Warren
- Enclosure with hut circles south-west of Penn Beacon
- Blackaton Cross: a wayside cross 1.25km north of Lee Moor Village
- Austin Fort and section of military road
- Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon
- Cist south-west of Gutter Tor
- Breakwater fort
- Vermin trap 800m south east of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Iron Age hillfort known as Wasteberry Camp, medieval deer park and post-medieval warren, 800m north west of Lyneham House
- Laira Battery
- Pillow mound 220m south west of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren
- One of a number of cairns with cists south of Shavercombe Brook
- Woodland fort
- Two pillow mounds 640m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Hentor Warren boundary stone standing on Lee Moor 860m south west of Hen Tor
- 'V'-shaped gully 350m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Pillow mound 40m east of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren
- Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House
- One of several stone hut circles west of High-house Waste
- Cairn and cist 370m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Part of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Round barrow on Burrow Hill
- Stone hut circle 930m ENE of Big Pond
- Part of Penn Moor contour reave
- The Goreus Stone, immediately west of St Bartholomew's Church
- Cairn with a cist south-east of Plym Steps
- Part of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Cairn adjacent to the south side of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park
- Enclosure 560m south east of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- Prehistoric enclosures on Dewerstone Hill, 500m south east of Dewerstone Cottage
- One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Cairn west of Legis Lake
- One of two cairns west of Penn Beacon
- Pillow mound 450m west of Hen Tor forming part of Hentor Warren
- Cairn south-west of Lower Hartor Tor
- Cairn south of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Mount Batten: prehistoric and Romano-British settlement
- Pillow mound 225m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Staddon Heights Defences including Fort Staddon Fort, Brownhill Battery, Watch House Battery, Staddon Heights Battery, Staddon Battery and associated features and structures
- Pillow mound 100m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Enclosed stone hut settlement south-west of Gutter Tor
- Stone setting (retaining kerb of a cairn) north-east of Brisworthy Plantation
- Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm
- Cross in grounds of Stentaway House, Billacombe
- Vermin trap 520m SSW of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Enclosure north-east of Brisworthy Plantation
- An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 760m north east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Enclosure with hut circles south-east of Eastern Tor
- Bowl barrow 470m south of Borough Farm
- Enclosure with hut circles on Gutter Tor
- Three hut circles on south part of Wigford Down
- Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, a round cairn and a boundary stone 760m WSW of Shell Top
- One of three stone hut circles 500m SSE of Legis Tor
- Prehistoric and historic archaeological landscape at Trowlesworthy Warren
- Eastern King battery
- Cairn east of Scout Hut
- The middle one of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Enclosure and stone hut circles 600m ESE of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- Cairn with a cist south of Langcombe Brook
- Cross Dyke reave
- Settlement on Wigford Down
- Cairn with cist north of Shavercombe Brook
- Four round cairns 1060m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Stone hut circle north-east of Hentor Brook
- Fort Stamford
- Stone hut circle settlement 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Enclosure west of Ford Brook
- Stone hut circle on Giant's Hill, 500m south west of Plym Steps
- Cairn and cist 425m north of Hen Tor
- Hut circles SE of Brisworthy
- Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park
- An enclosure, stone hut circle, rectangular building and `V'-shaped gully 410m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- An enclosure and stone hut circle 270m ENE of Plym Steps
- Cairn south-east of Nattor
- Part of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Brisworthy stone circle
- Pillow mound 760m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Cairn south of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Cist 365m west of Grim's Grave
- Cairn south-east of Ringmoor Cottage
- Pillow mound 865m ESE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Plympton Priory
- Animal pound at The Pound, 620m south of Roborough House
- Cairn 800m ENE of Big Pond
- Marchant's Cross: a wayside cross 700m south east of Meavy
- One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
- Part of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House
- Part of Penn Moor contour reave incorporating two stone hut circles and an enclosed hut settlement
- Enclosure and stone hut circle 740m south east of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- Agglomerated enclosure with hut circles south-west of Ditsworthy Clam
- Fort Bovisand
- A rectangular building 750m south east of Legis Tor
- Lee Moor Tramway Bridge
- Prehistoric enclosed settlement 950m north east of Ditsworthy Warren House
- Hut circles W of Saddlesborough
- Rectangular building 420m north west of Hen Tor, forming an outlying part of Hentor Farm
- One of a number of cairns with cists south of Shavercombe Brook
- Vermin trap 130m west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and three round cairns on Giant's Hill
- Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm
- World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 100m west of Princes Cottages
- A prehistoric settlement with cairns and a historic tin mill, streamwork and buildings lying adjacent to the Langcombe Brook
- Eight pillow mounds and a vermin trap on the northern slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Vermin trap 510m WSW of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Barrow near Shaugh Cross
- Two round barrows on Ridding Down
- Efford Fort and Efford Emplacement
- Cairn south-west of Gutter Tor
- The southern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
- Cairn east of Ringmoor Cottage
- Pillow mound 270m south east of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Hentor Warren
- Cairn south-east of Ringmoor Cottage
- Pillow mound 630m east of Legis Tor forming part of Willings Walls Warren
- Vermin trap 620m south east of Legis Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- The Royal Citadel mid 17th century bastioned artillery defence, incorporating late 16th century artillery fort and 18th century statue, on the Hoe
- Medieval farmstead and field system, length of Willings Walls Reave, four round cairns, a ring cairn and pillow mounds at Willings Walls Warren
- One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down
- Two cairns with stone rows E of Collard Tor on Wotter Common
- A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 330m south west of Hen Tor
- Cairn with a cist, the eastern one of two between Langcombe Brook and Deadman's Bottom
- Enclosure south of Lower Hartor Tor
- Three hut circles NW of Cadworthy
- Enclosure north-west of Gutter Tor
- Pillow mound 730m north east of Hen Tor forming part of Hentor Warren
- Vermin trap 90m west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court
- Vermin trap immediately south west of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren
- Cairn north-west of Ditsworthy Warren House
- The coastal fortifications of Drake's Island
- Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down
- Medieval settlement on Ford Waste
- Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains
- Plymouth Castle (remains of)
- Enclosures and hut circles N of Tory Brook Head
- Cairn with a cist, one of several on the western edge of Lee Moor
- Two pillow mounds and a small area of tin streamwork earthworks 770m north of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on the western edge of Lee Moor
- Three stone hut circles 340m west of Hen Tor forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement
- Greenwell Girt socket stone 600m SSW of Lovaton hamlet
- Two pillow mounds 415m and 430m north east of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Prehistoric settlement, three round cairns and a post-medieval rabbit warren at Legis Tor
- Wigford Down cross: a wayside cross 230m WNW of Cadover Bridge
- Pillow mound and animal run 830m north east of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Agglomerated enclosure with hut circles and later farmstead at Whittenknowles Rocks
- Historic settlement, fields and tin openwork at Shavercombe Foot 400m north of Shavercombe Tor
- Ring cairn on Shell Top
- Stone alignment and terminal cairn with a retaining kerb on Ringmoor Down
- Enclosure west of Shell Top
- Beatland Corner socket stone: a wayside cross 900m south east of Shaugh Prior church
- Cairn with a cist east of Willings Walls Reave
- Round cairn on Lee Moor 950m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
- An enclosed settlement, length of reave, two vermin traps and a pillow mound 770m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Pillow mound 530m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Cairn with cist west of Legis Lake
- One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down
- Bowden Battery
- Cairn south of Mill Corner
- Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate
- Cairn with a cist south-east of Shavercombe Tor
- Cairn with a cist south-west of Drizzlecombe Stone Alignments
- Three bowl barrows at Creacombe Farm
- Two hut circles S of Catstor Down
- One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
- One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon
- Pillow mound 860m NNW of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Shaugh Prior village cross: a wayside cross at the road junction 150m east of the parish church
- Pillow mound 180m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
Places to see near Plympton
Lakes near Plympton
Rivers near Plympton
- 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
