List of Castles in England - Devon

Devon

See also: Map of castles in Devon

Castles of which only earthworks remain include:

  • Bampton Castle
  • Barnstaple Castle
  • Durpley Castle
  • Blackdown Rings (Loddiswell)
  • Eggesford Castle
  • Heywood Castle
  • Holwell Castle
  • Millsome Castle
  • Torrington Castle
  • Winkleigh Castle
Name Type Date Condition Image Ownership / Access Notes
Affeton Castle Fortified manor house 1401 !15th century Fragment Private Gatehouse of house sacked during English Civil War, with 19th-century alterations.
Berry Pomeroy Castle Enclosure castle 1401 !15th century Ruins EH ! Very late castle, designed to defend against artillery.
Bickleigh Castle Fortified manor house 1401 !15th century Restored Wedding venue Incorporated in later buildings.
Compton Castle Fortified manor house 1301 !14–16th century Restored ENT ! Used as farm after 1750, restored 20th century.
Dartmouth Castle Castle 1481 !1481 Restored EH ! Converted to artillery castle 1509–47.
Castle Drogo Neo-romantic castle 1911 !1911–1930 Intact ENT ! By Edwin Lutyens.
Gidleigh Castle Keep 1301 !c. 1300 Ruins HC !
Hemyock Castle Enclosure castle 1380 !c. 1380 Fragmentary remains Private
Kingswear Castle Artillery fort 1491 !1491–1502 Intact Landmark Trust
Lydford Castle Keep and bailey 1101 !12–13th century Ruins EH !
Marisco Castle Keep and bailey 1243 !c. 1243 Restored ENT ! Restored in 1643.
Okehampton Castle Keep and bailey 1001 !11–14th century Fragmentary remains EH !
Plympton Castle Motte and bailey 1101 !12th century Fragmentary remains HC !
Powderham Castle Fortified manor house 1301 !14–16th century Restored HH !
Earl of Devon
Remodelled in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Rougemont Castle (Exeter) Castle 1001 !11–12th century Fragments Wedding venue Medieval fragments survive with later buildings.
Salcombe Castle Artillery fort 1540 !1540s Ruins HAL ! Refortified in 1643–45.
Tiverton Castle Quadrangular castle 1301 !14th century Partly habitable HH ! 16th-century house built within the castle.
Totnes Castle Shell keep 1001 !11–14th century Ruins EH ! Well-preserved keep on high motte.
Watermouth Castle Neo-romantic castle 1825 !1825–45 Intact Theme park

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