What is recorded here
Stowey Castle is shown as a castle on the public map of Somerset. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Stowey Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Stowey family, a local landholding family in Somerset. It is remembered as an example of medieval military architecture and for its strategic role in the regional defense and administration of the area during the Middle Ages.
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Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0