Gidleigh Castle (Landmark Only), Gidleigh, Dartmoor National Park

Gidleigh Castle (Landmark Only), Gidleigh, Dartmoor National Park

An information leaflet from the church next door to the castle reads:

'Gidleigh Castle dates from about 1324 and was built over an earlier castle by William le Prouz, a powerful knight and overlord in the district. It was never a true castle in the military sense, but rather a fortified manor house which was named Gidleigh Barton and was considerably smaller than the earlier castle.

Castle House, as it is called today, has been modernised many times since and, like the church, was originally thatched. In addition to the castle keep, extensive foundation ruins are still evident. The dividing wall between the churchyard and the castle property was probably built at the same time as the new Barton.'