Castles of England/Devon
Appearance
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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Used as farm after 1750, restored 20th century. |
Dartmouth Castle | Castle | 1481 | Restored | ![]() |
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Converted to artillery castle 1509–47. |
Castle Drogo | Neo-romantic castle | 1911–1930 | Intact | ![]() |
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By Edwin Lutyens. |
Gidleigh Castle | Keep | c.1300 | Ruins | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Marisco Castle | Keep and bailey | c.1243 | Restored | ![]() |
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Restored 1643. |
Okehampton Castle | Keep and bailey | 11–14th century | Fragmentary remains | ![]() |
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Plympton Castle | Motte and bailey | 12th century | Fragmentary remains | ![]() |
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Powderham Castle | Fortified manor house | 14–16th century | Restored | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 |