English Heritage sites near Monkleigh Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Monkleigh Parish

A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.

Halliggye Fogou

HALLIGGYE FOGOU

1000 miles from Monkleigh Parish

Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.

Innisidgen Lower and Upper Burial Chambers

INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS

1000 miles from Monkleigh Parish

Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.

Harry's Walls

HARRY'S WALLS

1000 miles from Monkleigh Parish

An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Monkleigh Parish

You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Cromwell's Castle

CROMWELL'S CASTLE

1000 miles from Monkleigh Parish

The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.


Churches in Monkleigh Parish

St George's Monkleigh

Monkleigh Bideford
01237 239339
https://stmaryschurchbideford.org/st-georges-monkleigh

St George's church is Grade 1 Listed . The parish covers about 4 square miles and embraces the hamlets of Saltrens and Annery Kiln and has many outlying farms.




Pubs in Monkleigh Parish

Bell Inn

Monkleigh, Nr Bideford., Monkleigh, EX39 5JS
(01805) 938285
thebellinnmonkleigh.co.uk

This cosy thatched inn is some 400 years old and built of stone, flint and cob. Outside the south facing garden and patio area, with its glorious views across to Dartmoor, has summer seating for eating. Dogs are welcome, as are well-behaved...