Castles and forts in Torridge

The Discover Alone map has 20 castles and forts in Torridge, England. Below are the 20 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.

• Peppercombe CastleCastlePeppercombe Castle was a castellated seaside villa built by William Tardrew soon after 1810, named for the Iron Age…
• Marisco Castle, LundyScheduled monumentMarisco Castle stands on a Lundy cliff because Henry III ordered its construction in 1243 to stop piracy, transforming…
• Hillfort known as Castle Hill Settlement, 350m south of Woolleigh BridgeScheduled monumentCastle Hill Settlement stands as a scheduled monument 350m south of Woolleigh Bridge, marking an ancient landscape…
• Hembury CastleScheduled monumentHembury Castle stands in Torridge, England, recorded as a scheduled monument. The name suggests a castle, yet no castle…
• Court CastleScheduled monumentCourt Castle is a scheduled monument in Torridge, England, though scheduling does not guarantee entry or reveal whether…
• Castle CottageCastleCastle Cottage is a castle in Torridge, England. Perhaps a small chamber hid inside the cottage walls, waiting for a…
• Castle Bungalow, PeppercombeCastle, fort or towerCastle Bungalow, Peppercombe is a castle, fort or tower in Torridge, England. Perhaps the castle shape is a joke, a…
• Castle BungalowCastle, fort or towerCastle Bungalow began as a boat-house at Portledge before moving to Peppercombe in 1926, where it now perches beside…
• Alwington Church TowerCastle, fort or towerAlwington Church Tower is a castle, fort or tower in Torridge, England. Perhaps it watched the valley not as a church…
• Durpley CastleScheduled monumentDurpley Castle is a scheduled monument in Torridge, England, marked on the official heritage list but still hidden from…
• Dunsland HouseCastleDunsland House is a castle in Torridge, England. Perhaps its walls still hold the shape of hands that built them…
• Cross ridge dyke on Godborough Castle earthwork NW of Turner's WoodScheduled monumentCross ridge dyke on Godborough Castle earthwork NW of Turner's Wood is a scheduled monument in Torridge, England. The…
• Croft CastleScheduled monumentCroft Castle is a scheduled monument in Torridge, England, a distinction that protects its remains but does not…
• Castle Keep EastCastleCastle Keep East is a castle in Torridge, England. Perhaps its stones still hold the heat of hands that built them…
• Berry CastleArchaeological placeBerry Castle is an archaeological place in Torridge, England, where buried layers still hold the shape of hands that…
• Berry Castle hillfort in Huntshaw WoodScheduled monumentBerry Castle hillfort in Huntshaw Wood is an Iron Age hillfort occupying a high summit above the Huntshaw valleys. Its…
• Kenwith Castle 330yds (300m) SE of KenwithScheduled monumentKenwith Castle 330yds (300m) SE of Kenwith is a scheduled monument in Torridge, England. The designation protects the…
• Marisco CastleCastleMarisco Castle is a castle in Torridge, England. Perhaps its walls still hold the shape of hands that built them…
• Castle Keep SouthCastleCastle Keep South is a castle in Torridge, England. Perhaps its keep still stands where shadow and stone touch. Maybe a…
• Castle Keep NorthCastleCastle Keep North is a castle in Torridge, England. Perhaps its keep still stands where shadow and stone meet. Maybe…

Other kinds of place in Torridge

• Historic places
• Woods, forests and old trees
• Archaeology and monuments
• Things to do
• Memorials and graveyards
• Viewpoints and information
• Cliffs, bays and coast
• Waterfalls, wells and springs
• Beaches and strands
• Wrecks and historic events
• Islands
• Caves