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.

The area close to Throwleigh boasts some of the best cities including Exeter.

The area around Throwleigh boasts some of the best historic buildings including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

The area around Throwleigh boasts some of the best villages including Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.

Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton are some of Throwleigh best canals to visit near Throwleigh.

East Lyn River is one of Throwleigh's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Throwleigh.

Throwleigh's best nearby beaches can be found at Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

Places near Throwleigh feature a number of interesting geological features including Valley of Rocks.

Throwleigh is near some unmissable sssis like Dartmoor,

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

Dartmoor is one of Throwleigh's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Throwleigh.

Throwleigh's best nearby towns can be found at Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

Don't miss Bicton Park's parks if visiting the area around Throwleigh.

Throwleigh is near some unmissable airports like Exeter Airport,

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

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

Throwleigh History

There are some historic monuments around Throwleigh:

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