Roborough
Roborough is a Village in the county of Devon.
Roborough postcode: PL6 7BG
There are great places to visit near Roborough 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 close to Roborough boasts some of the best cities including Exeter.
The area around Roborough features a number of interesting historic buildings including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.
There are a several good villages in the Roborough area like Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.
Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton are great places to visit near Roborough if you like canals.
The area close to Roborough boasts some of the best rivers and streams including East Lyn River.
The area around Roborough boasts some of the best beaches including Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.
There are a several good geological features in the area around Roborough like Valley of Rocks.
Roborough is near some unmissable sssis like Dartmoor,
Hiking Areas to visit near Roborough include Dartmoor.
Dartmoor is a great place to visit close to Roborough if you like nature reserves.
Don't miss Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton's towns if visiting the area around Roborough.
Don't miss Bicton Park's parks if visiting the area around Roborough.
Roborough is near some unmissable airports like Exeter Airport,
Berry Pomeroy Castle is one of Roborough's best, nearby castles to visit in Roborough.
There are a number of ruins near to Roborough including Berry Pomeroy Castle.
Roborough History
There are some historic monuments around Roborough:
- Cairn adjacent to the south side of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Pillow mound 490m south of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Round cairn 380m NNW of Sharpitor summit
- Cross S of Shaden Plantation
- Vermin trap immediately south west of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren
- Stone hut circle settlement, irregular aggregate field system, two long houses and a medieval and post-medieval field system 700m SSW of Black Tor
- Bowl barrow immediately south of the cricket ground and pavilion in Mount Edgcumbe Park
- An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, an irregular aggregate field system, a length of reave and an enclosure on the south east slope of Leeden Tor
- Wayside cross 75m south east of Cross Gate
- A length of the Great Western Reave, a prehistoric settlement, three cairns and two field systems on Walkhampton Common
- Pillow mound 180m west of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren
- Twelve cairns, a lynchet and a boundary bank forming part of a cairnfield 440m south-west of Raddick Hill summit
- Two stone hut circles, a reave, round cairn and shelter south east of Sharpitor
- Round cairn 670m north-east of Sharpitor summit
- Prehistoric coaxial field system and cairns, an historic enclosure and part of RAF Sharpitor, situated on and around Peek Hill
- Part of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Stanlake Farmstead, 930m south west of Black Tor
- Enclosed stone hut settlement south-west of Gutter Tor
- Four round cairns 340m ENE of Sharpitor
- Stone hut circle 370m north-east of Sharpitor forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- Ballast pond at Torpoint 690m west of North Corner Quay
- An enclosure, stone hut circle, rectangular building and `V'-shaped gully 410m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Huckworthy Cross: a wayside cross 1.4km SSW of Sampford Spiney village
- Settlement on Wigford Down
- Prehistoric enclosures on Dewerstone Hill, 500m south east of Dewerstone Cottage
- Cairn west of Legis Lake
- An enclosure, attached stone hut circle and length of reave 180m north-north-east of Leather Tor
- Cairn south-east of Ringmoor Cottage
- Middleworth farmstead, 450m south east of Norsworthy Bridge
- Two lengths of reave, two stone hut circles, a round cairn and stone alignment on Walkhampton Common
- Battery with Royal Commission fortifications called Redoubt No.5 at Maker Heights
- Cairn 550m south-west of Raddick Hill summit forming part of a cairnfield
- Stone hut circle settlement 900m west of Devil's Bridge
- Three hut circles on south part of Wigford Down
- Mount Batten: prehistoric and Romano-British settlement
- Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 370m south west of Routrundle
- Stone hut circle settlement 360m north-east of Leather Tor
- Vermin trap 730m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Lee Moor Tramway Bridge
- An enclosure, six stone hut circles, a length of reave and several prospecting pits 170m north-east of Leather Tor
- Enclosure and stone hut circle 320m north-east of Sharpitor forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- Hut circles SE of Brisworthy
- Laira Battery
- Plympton Priory
- Marchant's Cross: a wayside cross 700m south east of Meavy
- Round cairn 190m east of Cross Gate
- An agglomerate enclosure and seven stone hut circles 460m WSW of Raddick Hill summit
- Ernesettle battery
- The coastal fortifications of Drake's Island
- Vermin trap 510m WSW of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Hut circle on Wigford Down
- Two stone hut circles 100m east of Leeden Tor forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- Laira Emplacement, immediately south west of Laira Battery
- Cross in grounds of Stentaway House, Billacombe
- The West Ropery (site of), South Yard, Devonport Dockyard
- Stone hut circle situated on the north eastern edge of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1180m south of North Hessary Tor
- Two stone alignments and a round cairn 390m NW of Sharpitor
- Warren at Sheeps Tor, 520m north of Chubstone Cottage
- Stone hut circle situated on the south eastern edge of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1180m south of North Hessary Tor
- Medieval settlement on Peek Hill, 240m and 280m north east of Lowery Tor
- Two pillow mounds and a small area of tin streamwork earthworks 770m north of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Part of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains
- The Remains of Longstone Manor House, Wind Strew and associated features
- Pillow mound 860m NNW of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Gawton arsenic mine and flue
- Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave
- Cairn 590m south-west of Raddick Hill summit forming part of a cairnfield
- Firestone Bay artillery tower
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement 200m east of Leeden Tor
- Cairn south of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Cairn east of Ringmoor Cottage
- One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down
- Round cairn 685m north-east of Sharpitor summit
- Cairn north east of Yellowmead stone circles
- Pillow mound 790m NNE of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Vermin trap 700m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Three hut circles NW of Cadworthy
- Efford Fort and Efford Emplacement
- An enclosure containing one stone hut circle 460m west of Cross Gate
- Round cairn 690m north-east of Sharpitor summit
- Two stone hut circles situated on the southern edge of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1180m south of North Hessary Tor
- Hut circles W of Wigford Down China Clay Works
- Hut circles W of Saddlesborough
- One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down
- Cairn with cist west of Legis Lake
- Austin Fort and section of military road
- Round barrow NW of Saddlesborough
- Two stone hut circles, a length of boundary bank and a short length of the Devonport Leat 380m WNW of Raddick Hill summit
- Canal, lock, island and salmon keeping pond known collectively as the Tamar Canal
- Pillow mound 840m north east of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- An enclosure containing two stone hut circles forming an outlying part of a large stone hut circle settlement in Raddick Plantation
- Stone cross SW of church
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement 700m south of Leeden Tor
- Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm
- Blockhouse at the Garden Battery
- Wigford Down cross: a wayside cross 230m WNW of Cadover Bridge
- Walkhampton Church House cross: a wayside cross on the east side of Church House, 650m north east of Walkhampton village
- Cairn and cist 600m north east of Routrundle
- Stone alignment, five cairns, two stone hut circles and a length of reave 600m north east of Horseyeatt
- Round cairn 650m WSW of Raddick Hill summit
- Round cairn 740m WSW of Crazy Well Pool
- Crownhill Fort
- Enclosure north-east of Brisworthy Plantation
- Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down
- Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House
- Stone row NW of Saddlesborough
- Pillow mound 540m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Slip No 1 (The Covered Slip), South Yard, Devonport Dockyard
- Buckland Abbey
- Pillow mound 220m south west of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren
- Cairn 560m south-west of Raddick Hill summit forming part of a cairnfield
- Cist south-west of Gutter Tor
- Fort Stamford
- Western Kings artillery tower
- Keaglesborough Mine and Riddipit farmstead 850m north east of Norsworthy Bridge
- Eggbuckland Keep
- Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement south of Foggintor Quarries, 1140m ENE of Criptor
- Greenwell Girt socket stone 600m SSW of Lovaton hamlet
- Nine huts, five post-medieval shelters and a field boundary forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1180m south of North Hessary Tor
- Two cairns and a boundary bank forming part of a cairnfield 440m south-west of Raddick Hill summit
- Pillow mound and animal run 830m north east of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park
- Pillow mound 760m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Settlement on Wigford Down S of Durance
- Pound and hut circles N of Hawk's Tor
- D-Day landing craft maintenance site, 170m north of Saltash Pier
- Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park
- Plymouth Castle (remains of)
- Blackaton Cross: a wayside cross 1.25km north of Lee Moor Village
- Mount Batten: 17th century artillery tower, Civil War breastwork, and World War II remains
- Four round barrows on Wigford Down
- Yennadon Cross: a wayside cross 340m south of Peekhill
- Tinners' cache 570m north east of Norsworthy Bridge
- Roman's Cross 50m west of the church
- Enclosed settlement 400m west of Raddick Hill summit
- Woodland fort
- Camp NE of Berra Tor
- Stone hut circle 155m east of Sharpitor
- Civil War fieldworks at Inswork Point
- Cairn north-east of Brisworthy Plantation
- An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 760m north east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves
- Round barrow on Burrow Hill
- An enclosed settlement, length of reave, two vermin traps and a pillow mound 770m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court
- A double stone alignment and three cairns south-west of Black Tor
- Two hut circles S of Catstor Down
- Vermin trap 490m south of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Eight stone hut circles and two enclosures forming part of an unenclosed settlement 580m south of Leeden Tor
- Shaugh Prior village cross: a wayside cross at the road junction 150m east of the parish church
- Two cairns with stone rows E of Collard Tor on Wotter Common
- Three round cairns 610m south west of Black Tor
- Two stone hut circles and an enclosure 680m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Knowle battery
- Stonehouse Town Wall
- Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine
- Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner
- Stone alignment and terminal cairn with a retaining kerb on Ringmoor Down
- Riddipit hull 700m WSW of the northern end of Raddick Lane
- Morwellham Quay: transport infrastructure, part of the water control system and a manganese mill
- Beatland Corner socket stone: a wayside cross 900m south east of Shaugh Prior church
- Cairn south-east of Nattor
- Pillow mound 860m SSE of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Plympton Castle
- The Royal Citadel mid 17th century bastioned artillery defence, incorporating late 16th century artillery fort and 18th century statue, on the Hoe
- A stone alignment, kerbed cairn, prehistoric settlement, four pillow mounds, a vermin trap and animal runs 720m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
- Mount Pleasant Redoubt
- Eleven stone hut circles, a length of boundary wall and a field system forming part of an unenclosed settlement on the north-east slope of Sharpitor
- Cairn south of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Stone hut circle 350m north-east of Sharpitor forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Walkhampton Common, 1000m north east of Leeden Tor
- Stone hut circle 160m east of Sharpitor
- Brisworthy stone circle
- Four stone hut circles forming part of an unenclosed settlement 580m south of Leeden Tor
- Cairn south-east of Ringmoor Cottage
- Cairn and cist 370m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Stone alignment, two round cairns and a length of Walkhampton Common reave lying in a valley between Sharpitor and Leeden Tor
- Round barrow N of Cadworthy Wood
- Bullpoint gunpowder magazines and camber
- Prehistoric and historic archaeological landscape at Trowlesworthy Warren
- Two pillow mounds 415m and 430m north east of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Bowden Battery
- Bowl barrow at Emmets Post
- Stone hut circle 315m north-east of Sharpitor forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down
- One of three stone hut circles 500m SSE of Legis Tor
- Yellowmead stone circles, cairn and stone alignment
- Round cairn 340m ESE of Norsworthy Bridge
- Barrow near Shaugh Cross
- Enclosure and stone hut circle 700m west of Sharpitor
- Vermin trap 800m south east of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Two stamping mills 200m and 175m north of Norsworthy Bridge
- Agaton fort
- Stone hut circle forming an outlying part of a large stone hut circle settlement east of Raddick Lane
- Routrundle Pound
- Pillow mound 40m east of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren
- Pounds and hut circles N of Saddlesborough
- Unenclosed stone hut settlement south-west of Gutter Tor
- Enclosure north-west of Gutter Tor
- Holy well called St Julian's Well
- Animal pound at The Pound, 620m south of Roborough House
- Eastern King battery
- Stone hut circle 380m north-east of Leather Tor
- Pillow mound 530m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Stone hut circle 130m east of Leeden Tor forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
- 'V'-shaped gully 350m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House
- Part of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Two pillow mounds 640m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
- Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors
- Two stone hut circles 570m south west of Down Tor
- Part of Eylesbarrow Reave
- Stone setting (retaining kerb of a cairn) north-east of Brisworthy Plantation
- Four stone hut circles and an enclosure 100m north-east of Sharpitor summit
- Vermin trap 520m SSW of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
Places to see near Roborough
Lakes near Roborough
Rivers near Roborough
- 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
