Ashburton
Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles southwest of Exeter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holne Chase Castle and Sands School.
Holne Chase Castle
Archaeological site
Holne Chase Castle is an Iron Age hill fort situated close to Buckland-in-the-Moor in Devon, England. The fort is situated on a promontory on the northern slopes of Holne Chase in Chase Wood at approx 150 metres above sea level overlooking the River Dart. Holne Chase Castle is situated 2 miles west of Ashburton.
Pridhamsleigh Cavern
Cave
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pridhamsleigh Cavern is a cave on the outskirts of Ashburton, Devon, England. It is approximately 1.1 kilometres in length with a total depth of just over 50 metres including Prid II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckfastleigh and Haytor Vale.
Buckfastleigh
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buckfastleigh is a market town and civil parish in the Teignbridge district, in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park.
Haytor Vale
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haytor Vale is a village in the English county of Devon in Dartmoor.
Ashburton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Teignbridge District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.5267° or 50° 31′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.753° or 3° 45′ 11″ westElevation
367 feet (112 metres)Open location code
9C2RG6GW+MRGeoNames ID
7294931
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