Ruins of Church of St. Andrew

The ruins of the Church of St. Andrew are a Grade II* listed site located in South Huish Village. This parish church dates from the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries and was abandoned in 1866. The walls are constructed from slatestone rubble.

The original plan includes a nave and chancel, which are the oldest parts of the church. A 14th-century tower was added at the west end, along with a north transept, likely around the same time. In the 15th century, a south aisle and porch were built. In 1866, the Vicar of West Alvington, along with its dependent chapels, deemed the church not worth restoring, leading to the sale of its fittings, including a medieval screen that was moved to Bowringsleigh House in West Alvington. The arcade from the south aisle was removed to Dodbrooke church in the early 20th century.

Currently, the church is roofless, but the walls remain largely intact, though the transept is in worse condition. The stonework of the west tower is significantly eroded, featuring a blocked 15th-century four-centred arched west doorway and a damaged Perpendicular window above it. On the north wall of the nave, there is a 13th-century lancet opening, but its framework is missing. The chancel has two similar windows, one on the south side that opens into the aisle and retains its stone framework. The south aisle has granite Perpendicular windows at the east end of the church. The single-storey south porch has a dressed rubble round-headed doorway typical of the South Hams region. The inner south doorway features a four-centred chamfered stone head that blocks a former window opening in that wall. Internally, the church has been completely stripped and contains few remaining features.