Gidleigh Castle
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| Gidleigh Castle | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 Gidleigh Castle | |
| Type: | Fortified manor house |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX671884 |
| Location: | 50°40’48"N, 3°52’57"W |
| Village: | Gidleigh |
| History | |
| Built 1324 | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Ruins |
Gidleigh Castle is in the small village of Gidleigh on the edge of Dartmoor some two miles north-west of the little moorland town of Chagford, Devon.
The castle 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]
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1308353: Gidleigh Castle
- Gidleigh Castle on 'Gatehouse Gazetteer'
- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset: 'The David & Charles Book of Castles' (David & Charles, 1980) ISBN 0-7153-7976-3