English Heritage sites near Lands common to Bridestowe and Sourton CP's Parish

Lydford Castle and Saxon Town

LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN

4 miles from Lands common to Bridestowe and Sourton CP's Parish

Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison.

Okehampton Castle

OKEHAMPTON CASTLE

4 miles from Lands common to Bridestowe and Sourton CP's Parish

Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Merrivale Prehistoric Settlement

MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT

8 miles from Lands common to Bridestowe and Sourton CP's 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.

Grimspound

GRIMSPOUND

10 miles from Lands common to Bridestowe and Sourton CP's 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

UPPER PLYM VALLEY

12 miles from Lands common to Bridestowe and Sourton CP's Parish

This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.

Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Village

HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE

13 miles from Lands common to Bridestowe and Sourton CP's 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.


No churches found in Lands common to Bridestowe and Sourton CP's Parish


No churches found in Lands common to Bridestowe and Sourton CP's Parish