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.

Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter are some of Throwleigh best historic buildings to visit near Throwleigh.

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 great places to visit near Throwleigh if you like canals.

The area around Throwleigh's best rivers and streams can be found at East Lyn River.

There are a several good beaches in the Throwleigh area like Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

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

Dartmoor is a great place to visit close to Throwleigh if you like sssis.

Hiking Areas to visit near Throwleigh include Dartmoor.

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

The area around Throwleigh features a number of interesting towns including Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

The area close to Throwleigh boasts some of the best parks including Bicton Park.

Don't miss Exeter Airport's airports if visiting the area around Throwleigh.

There are a number of castles near to Throwleigh including 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:

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