English Heritage sites near Dunterton Parish
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
4 miles from Dunterton 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.
DUPATH WELL
6 miles from Dunterton Parish
This charming well-house of around 1500 stands over an ancient spring, believed to cure whooping cough.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
9 miles from Dunterton 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.
HURLERS STONE CIRCLES
9 miles from Dunterton Parish
Three fine late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a grouping unique in England.
TRETHEVY QUOIT
10 miles from Dunterton Parish
This well-preserved and impressive Neolithic 'dolmen' burial chamber stands 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) high. There are five standing stones, surmounted by a huge capstone.
KING DONIERT'S STONE
11 miles from Dunterton Parish
Two richly carved pieces of a 9th century 'Celtic' cross, with an inscription commemorating Dumgarth, British King of Dumnonia, who drowned in c. AD 875.
Churches in Dunterton Parish
No churches found in Dunterton Parish