English Heritage sites near Bradstone Parish
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
4 miles from Bradstone 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
8 miles from Bradstone Parish
This charming well-house of around 1500 stands over an ancient spring, believed to cure whooping cough.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
8 miles from Bradstone 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
10 miles from Bradstone Parish
Three fine late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a grouping unique in England.
TRETHEVY QUOIT
11 miles from Bradstone 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.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
11 miles from Bradstone 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.
No churches found in Bradstone Parish
No churches found in Bradstone Parish