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