English Heritage sites near Crediton Hamlets Parish
HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
13 miles from Crediton Hamlets 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
13 miles from Crediton Hamlets 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.
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
14 miles from Crediton Hamlets Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
20 miles from Crediton Hamlets 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.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
22 miles from Crediton Hamlets 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.
BERRY POMEROY CASTLE
22 miles from Crediton Hamlets Parish
Tucked away in a steep wooded valley, Berry Pomeroy Castle is the perfect romantic ruin.