English Heritage sites near West Buckfastleigh Parish
TOTNES CASTLE
7 miles from West Buckfastleigh Parish
A classic Norman motte and bailey castle, founded soon after the Conquest to overawe the Saxon town. A later stone shell-keep crowns its steep mound, giving views across the town to the River Dart.
HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
7 miles from West Buckfastleigh Parish
The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. This isolated Dartmoor hamlet was probably abandoned in the early 15th century.
GRIMSPOUND
8 miles from West Buckfastleigh Parish
The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.
UPPER PLYM VALLEY
8 miles from West Buckfastleigh Parish
This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.
BERRY POMEROY CASTLE
9 miles from West Buckfastleigh Parish
Tucked away in a steep wooded valley, Berry Pomeroy Castle is the perfect romantic ruin.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
10 miles from West Buckfastleigh Parish
The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.
No churches found in West Buckfastleigh Parish
Pubs in West Buckfastleigh Parish
Tradesmans Arms
Scorriton, TQ11 0JB
(01364) 631206
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