Lydford Castle, Devon
N 50° 38.603 W 004° 06.560
30U E 421564 N 5610756
An ancient castle in West Devon.
Waymark Code: WM27F8
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/17/2007
Views: 29
The sign says:
Lydford Castle was probably built about 1195 to serve as a prison. It took the form of a freestanding tower of at least two storeys. Sometime in the thirteenth century a thorough rebuilding was undertaken. A ditch was dug around the tower and the soil piled up against the ground floor. The upper storeys were completely rebuilt to form a small keep and the interior of the old prison filled in (this filling has now been removed). At the same time the earthwork bailey to the North West was constructed.
The property is managed by the National Trust in co-operation with English Heritage.
Property page on English Heritage website: [Web Link]
Property Address:
Lydford Castle, Lydford, Okehampton Devon
Property maintained by:: English Heritage
I am an English Heritage Member: Not Listed
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