Gidleigh Castle

Gidleigh Castle, 2006

Gidleigh Castle is in the small village of Gidleigh on the edge of Dartmoor some 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the north-west of the town of Chagford, Devon (grid reference SX671884).

It was a fortified manor house built by William de Prouz around 1324. It is now a ruined keep tower with two storeys, an undercroft and a first floor hall. The ruins are grade I listed. [1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Gidleigh Castle (1308353)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  • Gidleigh Castle 1
  • Gidleigh Castle 2
  • Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3

Coordinates: 50°40′48″N 3°52′57″W / 50.68004°N 3.88245°W / 50.68004; -3.88245

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