Throwleigh is a Town in the county of Devon.

Retail in Throwleigh

There are great places to visit near Throwleigh 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.

Places near Throwleigh feature a number of interesting cities including Exeter.

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

There are a number of villages near Throwleigh including Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.

The area around Throwleigh features a number of interesting canals including Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.

East Lyn River is a great place to visit close to Throwleigh if you like rivers and streams.

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

Geological Features to visit near Throwleigh include Valley of Rocks.

There are a number of sssis near to Throwleigh including Dartmoor.

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Throwleigh like Dartmoor.

The area around Throwleigh's best nature reserves can be found at Dartmoor.

Throwleigh has some unmissable towns nearby like Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

Parks to visit near Throwleigh include Bicton Park.

There are a several good airports in the area around Throwleigh like Exeter Airport.

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

The area close to Throwleigh boasts some of the best ruins including Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Throwleigh History

There are some historic monuments around Throwleigh:

• Meacombe burial chamber
• Hut circle NE of Thornworthy Lodge
• Wayside cross at crossroads 120m NNW of St Andrew's Church
• A platform cairn 240m NNE of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• Platform cairn 370m south east of Challacombe Cross
• Camp SE of Okehampton
• White Moor Stone
• Round cairn 620m south east of Challacombe Cross
• A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook
• Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft
• Two partially enclosed stone hut circle settlements and a round cairn on the eastern slope of Oke Tor
• Roman forts, marching camps and associated monuments
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and section of field system 330m north east of Hemstone Rocks
• Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon Beacon
• Two stone circles known as The Grey Wethers, three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure in Great Stannon Newtake
• Round cairn on Soussons Down, 1.2km north west of Soussons
• Stone circle 400m south west of Buttern Hill
• Stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval shelter 990m north east of Hawthorn Clitter, 1030m east of The Thirlstone
• Three hut circles E of Bush Down
• Round cairn 80m SSW of White Moor stone circle
• A henge, two barrows, two ring ditches, two enclosures and part of a linear feature 420m north west of Lower Hampson
• Prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, 770m south of Challacombe Cross
• Stone hut circle and field system 580m north west of North Creaber, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 650m south east of Tawcroft
• Stone hut circle 210m east of Scorhill stone circle
• Cairnfield and field 1030m north west of Archerton
• Two long mortuary enclosures 570m east and 590m ENE of Sandford Barton
• Motte 160m east of St Peter's Church
• Hut circles on Heatree Down
• Two bowl barrows 200m north east of Newland Cross
• Hut circles W of Higher Shapley
• A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone
• Enclosure 200yds (180m) WSW of Meacombe
• Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Coaxial fields forming part of Shapley Common coaxial field system, 720m north of Hookney Tor
• Headland Warren boundary stone 570m NNE of Headland Warren Farm
• Two prehistoric settlements 1280m SSW of The Grey Wethers
• Stone hut circle 140m north west of Higher Shilstone
• Ring cairn 140m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Tor cairn 50m north east of Hookney Tor
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Observation Post 6 and Incline Target Carrier Railway
• Ring ditch 150m north of Natson Farm
• Two round cairns 400m north west of Scorhill Farm
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 780m south west of Metherall
• Agglomerate enclosure and 15 stone hut circles 560m west of Cawsand Beacon
• Stone hut circle settlement 290m south east of Manga Rock
• St Martin's Chapel, Broadnymett
• Watching Place Cross: a wayside cross at the junction of the B3212 with the B3344
• A stone hut circle settlement and irregular aggregate field system at the northern tip of Long Ridge
• A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge
• The North Teign coaxial field system (western part) and associated later remains at Shovel Down, Stonetor Hill and Long Ridge
• Cairn and cist on the northern side of Fernworthy Reservoir, 660m north west of Metherall
• Week Down cross: a wayside cross 530m south west of Yellam
• Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 630m south of Hemstone Rocks
• Cairn cemetery and earthwork bank 340m south west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• Four hut circles N of Bush Down
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 320m south east of Higher Tor
• A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 670m south of The Grey Wethers
• Round cairn 750m NNW of East Okement Farm
• Wayside cross 100m north west of East Langford
• Leapra Cross: a wayside cross at the entrance to Moor Gate Farm
• Churchyard cross 12m south of Sampford Courtenay church
• Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill
• Stone hut circle settlement, cairnfield and field system 580m north east of Gartaven Ford
• Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy
• Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound Tor
• Three agglomerated enclosures, a round cairn and part of the Stannon block field system lying within Great Stannon Newtake
• Week Barn Cross
• Stone hut circle 450m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland Tor
• Four stone hut circles and associated boundary walls south east of Fernworthy Reservoir, 250m north west of Metherall
• Round cairn on Hangingstone Hill
• Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower
• Stone hut circle settlement at Higher Tor
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor
• Two bowl barrows 180m south west of Hampson Cottage
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement on the north eastern slope of Steeperton Tor
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Burston Cross
• Blowing Mill at Outer Down
• A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• Scorhill stone circle, three cairns and a length of reave
• Spinster's Rock
• A round cairn on Watchet Hill
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Tom's Hill, 870m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• Two hut circles NW of Bush Down
• Chambered cairn 830m south of Buttern
• Two Headland Warren boundary stones, 275m and 430m north of Birch Tor
• An agglomerated enclosed settlement 480m west of Stoneyhurst
• Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland House
• Three stone hut circles 300m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• Stone hut circle 610m west of Cawsand Beacon forming an outlying part of an enclosed stone hut circle settlement
• Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Buttern Hill
• Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Broadun Ring, 500m north west of Hartland Tor
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and cairn 460m north east of Rough Tor
• Broadun prehistoric enclosed settlement, 780m NNW of Archerton
• Enclosed prehistoric settlement 150m south east of Hookney Tor
• Two hut circles E of Foxes Holt
• Agglomerate enclosure and ten stone hut circles 500m west of Cawsand Beacon
• Four round barrows on Soussons Down, 960m north west of Soussons
• Bennett's Cross: a wayside cross on the south side of the B3212, 900m north east of the Warren House Inn
• Bowl barrow 80m south west of Hampson Cottage
• Wayside cross 225m north east of Scarhill Cross
• Stone alignment and cairn 470m east of Stannon Brook source
• Hillerton Cross
• Cairnfield 790m north west of Stoneyhurst
• Coaxial field system and prehistoric settlements at Kestor
• Two stone hut circles 850m WSW of the confluence of Gallaven Brook and Walla Brook, 1045m north east of the Thirlstone
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Observation Post 7
• Cairnfield 760m west of Stoneyhurst
• Round cairn and enclosure 930m south of Hound Tor
• Cairn on Chagford Common 320m west of West Vitifer Mine
• Cairn on Hurston Ridge 1km north west of Warren House Inn
• Prehistoric settlement and field system 240m east of Challacombe Cross
• Kerbed cairn and cist 635m south west of The Grey Wethers
• Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head
• Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland Warren
• Warren in Whiddon Park
• Stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe
• Round cairn 570m west of Stoneyhurst
• Stone alignment, cairns, enclosed prehistoric settlement and a length of reave on Hurston Ridge
• Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge
• Two stone hut circle settlements with an irregular aggregate field system east of Rival Tor, 900m south west of Buttern Hill
• Stone hut circle 380m north west of North Creaber
• Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor
• Round cairn 530m north east of Gartaven Ford
• Wayside cross in Sampford Courtenay village 55m NNW of Cherrywell Cottages
• Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Cairn cemetery 880m south west of Wallabrook Bridge
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 900m and 940m north west of Warren House Inn
• Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Broadnymett
• Blowing mill 260m south east of Teignhead Farm
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Observation Post 16 and flanking target butts
• Gidleigh Castle (remains of)
• An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1.1km south east of Gartaven Ford, south west of Rippator
• Cairn on Hameldown Tor
• Hele Cross: a wayside cross 700m south east of Wormhill
• Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill
• Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Experimental Parapets and Redoubt
• A partly enclosed stone hut circle settlement on Kennon Hill
• Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn
• Nine Stones ring cairn on Belstone Common
• Round cairn and Headland Warren boundary stone 210m north of Birch Tor
• Round cairn on the summit of Little Hound Tor
• Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm
• A cairnfield, unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and boundary stone 380m south west of a ford on the Small Brook
• Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's Church
• Round cairn 780m south of the Thirlstone
• Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford
• Cairn and cist 430m north east of Grimspound
• Wayside cross at Bulland Cross
• Chambered cairn 430m south of Buttern
• Hut circle 300yds (270m) SW of Meacombe
• Shorter Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road, 350m north west of Middlecott
• A round cairn 190m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe Down
• Three hut circles at north end of Vogwell Down
• An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 400m north west of Scorhill stone circle
• Triple stone alignment and cairn 780m east of Cawsand Beacon
• Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• Two round cairns on the northern slope of Metheral Hill
• Dispersed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields 490m south east of Silk House
• Ring cairn 230m south east of Cullever Steps
• A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill
• Beetor Cross: the site of a wayside cross and a later, 18th century, waymarker 230m south east of Beetor
• Quintin's Man round cairn
• Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor
• Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit
• Bowl barrow 220m south west of Hampson Cottage
• Round cairn 250m south east of Winter Tor
• Wayside cross at Trecott beside Wellsprings Lane
• Three agglomerated enclosures containing stone hut circles, a cairn cemetery, post-medieval fields and tinworks on Chagford Common
• Two stone hut circles and part of a coaxial field system at Frenchbeer Rock
• An enclosed prehistoric settlement 230m east of Higher Tor
• Stone hut circle 580m south west of Statts Bridge
• Hamel Down Cross
• Round cairn on Watern Tor
• King's Barrow on King Tor, Hookney Down