English Heritage sites near Iddesleigh Parish
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
8 miles from Iddesleigh 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
15 miles from Iddesleigh 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.
GRIMSPOUND
18 miles from Iddesleigh 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.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
21 miles from Iddesleigh 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.
HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
21 miles from Iddesleigh 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.
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
21 miles from Iddesleigh Parish
Launceston Castle dominates the surrounding landscape. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest, unusual in that during rebuilding one tower was constructed with the remains of the older.
No churches found in Iddesleigh Parish