English Heritage sites near Clyst St. Mary Parish
BLACKBURY CAMP
13 miles from Clyst St. Mary Parish
An Iron Age hillfort in Devon with impressive ramparts, now surrounded by woodland.
HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
17 miles from Clyst St. Mary 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
19 miles from Clyst St. Mary 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.
KIRKHAM HOUSE, PAIGNTON
19 miles from Clyst St. Mary Parish
This late medieval stone house, afterwards split into three cottages was restored in the 1960s.
BERRY POMEROY CASTLE
20 miles from Clyst St. Mary Parish
Tucked away in a steep wooded valley, Berry Pomeroy Castle is the perfect romantic ruin.
TOTNES CASTLE
22 miles from Clyst St. Mary 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.
Churches in Clyst St. Mary Parish
St Mary
Church Lane
Clyst St Mary
Exeter
(01395) 232953
http://www.whitecrossdevon.org.uk/clyst-st-mary/
Clyst St Mary is a single parish within a Mission Community. This consists of churches at Clyst St Mary, Clyst St George, Woodbury Salterton, Aylesbeare, Farringdon, Woodbury and Exton.
Pubs in Clyst St. Mary Parish
Half Moon Inn
Frog Lane, Clyst St Mary, EX5 1BR
(01392) 873515
thehalfmoonclyst.co.uk/