Castles of England/Devon
There are 18 castles of note in Devon.
Name |
Type |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes (Key) |
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Affeton Castle | Fortified manor house | 15th century | Fragment | Private | Large gatehouse survives from house sacked during Civil War, with 19th century alterations and additions. | |
Berry Pomeroy Castle | Enclosure castle | 15th century | Ruins | Very late castle, designed to defend against artillery. | ||
Bickleigh Castle | Fortified manor house | 15th century | Restored | Wedding venue | Incorporated in later buildings. | |
Compton Castle | Fortified manor house | 14–16th century | Restored | Used as farm after 1750, restored 20th century. | ||
Dartmouth Castle | Castle | 1481 | Restored | Converted to artillery castle 1509–47. | ||
Castle Drogo | Neo-romantic castle | 1911–1930 | Intact | By Edwin Lutyens. | ||
Gidleigh Castle | Keep | c.1300 | Ruins | |||
Hemyock Castle | Enclosure castle | c.1380 | Fragmentary remains | Private | ||
Kingswear Castle | Artillery fort | 1491–1502 | Intact | Landmark Trust | ||
Lydford Castle | Keep and bailey | 12–13th century | Ruins | |||
Marisco Castle | Keep and bailey | c.1243 | Restored | Restored 1643. | ||
Okehampton Castle | Keep and bailey | 11–14th century | Fragmentary remains | |||
Plympton Castle | Motte and bailey | 12th century | Fragmentary remains | |||
Powderham Castle | Fortified manor house | 14–16th century | Restored | Earl of Devon |
Remodelled 18th and 19th centuries. | |
Rougemont Castle | Castle | 11–12th century | Fragments | Wedding venue | Medieval fragments survive with later buildings. | |
Salcombe Castle | Artillery fort | 1540s | Ruins | Refortified 1643–5. | ||
Tiverton Castle | Quadrangular castle | 14th century | Partly habitable | 16th century house built within castle. | ||
Totnes Castle | Shell keep | 11–14th century | Ruins | Well-preserved keep on high motte. | ||
Watermouth Castle | Neo-romantic castle | 1825–45 | Intact | Theme park |