What is recorded here
Bovisand Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Bovisand family, a local landholding family in Devon. It is remembered as a minor but strategically located medieval fortress, reflecting the defensive needs of the South Hams region during the late Middle Ages.
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Places near here
Bovisand FortFort · 47 yd
Fort BovisandListed building · 93 yd
Coastguard CottagesListed building · 150 yd
Bovisand BeachBeach / strand · 502 yd
Breakwater fortScheduled monument · 1.0 mi
Plymouth Breakwater FortFort · 1.0 mi
Fort StamfordScheduled monument · 1.3 mi
Heybrook BayBay · 1.4 mi
Plymouth SoundBay · 1.4 mi
Radford CaveCave or cavern · 1.5 mi
Radford Cave EntranceCave or cavern · 1.5 mi
Sculpture at Mount BattenPublic sculpture · 1.6 miOther information
Photo: Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0