English Heritage sites near Callington Parish
DUPATH WELL
1 miles from Callington Parish
This charming well-house of around 1500 stands over an ancient spring, believed to cure whooping cough.
HURLERS STONE CIRCLES
6 miles from Callington Parish
Three fine late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a grouping unique in England.
TRETHEVY QUOIT
6 miles from Callington 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
8 miles from Callington 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.
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
9 miles from Callington 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.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
12 miles from Callington 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.
Churches in Callington Parish
St. Mary's, Callington
Callington
Plymouth
01579 370557
http://www.callingtoncluster.org.uk
Welcome to the parish church of Callington: St Mary in the Anglican Diocese of Truro and county of Cornwall England.
Visit our website for service times, events and more information: https://callingtoncluster.org.uk/
Pubs in Callington Parish
Bull's Head
38 Fore Street, Callington, PL17 7AQ
(01579) 383387
thebullsheadatcallington.co.uk
