What is recorded here

Plympton Castle is a small scheduled monument in Plymouth, England, where stone walls have watched the city grow around them since the 1100s. Baldwin de Redvers lost the place during the Anarchy, likely rebuilt it, and later it faced a two-week siege under Henry III. The Courtenays took it before neglect came, while the bailey later hosted fairs, circuses, cock fighting, bull baiting and maypole dancing.

The National Heritage List for England records Plympton Castle as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Plympton Castle was built in the 13th century by the Bishop of Exeter as a fortified residence. It is important as a well-preserved example of medieval ecclesiastical architecture and as a symbol of the bishops' secular power in Devon.

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