English Heritage sites near St. Stephens by Launceston Rural Parish
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
1 miles from St. Stephens by Launceston Rural 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
9 miles from St. Stephens by Launceston Rural Parish
The low and grass-covered but complete ground-plan of a moated 13th-century manor house, in a delightful woodland setting.
HURLERS STONE CIRCLES
10 miles from St. Stephens by Launceston Rural Parish
Three fine late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a grouping unique in England.
DUPATH WELL
11 miles from St. Stephens by Launceston Rural Parish
This charming well-house of around 1500 stands over an ancient spring, believed to cure whooping cough.
TRETHEVY QUOIT
11 miles from St. Stephens by Launceston Rural 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
12 miles from St. Stephens by Launceston Rural 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.
No churches found in St. Stephens by Launceston Rural Parish
No churches found in St. Stephens by Launceston Rural Parish