English Heritage sites near St. Giles on the Heath Parish
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
4 miles from St. Giles on the Heath 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.
PENHALLAM MANOR
10 miles from St. Giles on the Heath Parish
The low and grass-covered but complete ground-plan of a moated 13th-century manor house, in a delightful woodland setting.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
10 miles from St. Giles on the Heath 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.
DUPATH WELL
13 miles from St. Giles on the Heath Parish
This charming well-house of around 1500 stands over an ancient spring, believed to cure whooping cough.
HURLERS STONE CIRCLES
13 miles from St. Giles on the Heath Parish
Three fine late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a grouping unique in England.
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
14 miles from St. Giles on the Heath Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Churches in St. Giles on the Heath Parish
St Giles in the Heath
St Giles in the Heath
Plymouth
07802732494
Welcome to the parish church of St Giles-in-the-Heath: St Giles in the Anglican Diocese of Truro and county of Devon England.
Pubs in St. Giles on the Heath Parish
Arscott Arms
Chapmans Well, Chapmans Well, PL15 9SG
(01409) 211113
thearscottarms.co.uk/
Pint & Post
This thatched village local, was once two cottages, then a pub and post office, hence the name. A friendly family run pub close to the Cornish border, offering good home cooked food (inc takeaways) and a regular Wednesday quiz night. Legend...