What is recorded here
Peppercombe Castle was built in the late 13th century by the de Tregoz family, a prominent local landholding family in Devon. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the northern part of Devon, reflecting the medieval importance of controlling the River Torridge and surrounding moorland areas.
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Places near here
Castle Bungalow, PeppercombeCastle, fort or tower · 82 yd
Castle BungalowCastle, fort or tower · 112 yd
Waterfall, Peppercombe shoreWaterfall · 144 ydPeppercombeWaterfall · 173 yd
Peppercombe BeachBeach / strand · 423 yd
Sloo WoodWood · 682 yd
Hoops InnListed building · 1306 yd
Gauter BeachBeach / strand · 1692 yd
Worthygate WoodWood · 1.1 mi
Babbacombe CliffCliff or headland · 1.3 mi
Fairy Cross Bus ShelterChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.4 mi
Ladder stile on Cockington CliffCliff or headland · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: John Lindsay · CC BY-SA 2.0