Okehampton Castle

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Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River. It continued in use as a fortification until the late 13th century, when its owners, the de Courtenays, became the Earls of Devon. With their new wealth, they redeveloped the castle as a luxurious hunting lodge, building a new deer park that stretched out south from the castle, and constructing fashionable lodgings that exploited the views across the landscape. The de Courtenays prospered and the castle was further expanded to accommodate their growing household. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°43'60"N, 3°59'7"W

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Okehampton Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Okehampton Castle, Finch Foundry, Museum of Dartmoor Life, Meldon Viaduct.

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Forts and castles, View point, Ruins
Okehampton Castle, Dartmoor National Park
27 min walk • Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River.
2.6 miE
Historical and heritage tours, Tours, Museum
Finch Foundry, Okehampton
67 min walk • Finch Foundry is a 19th-century water-powered forge situated in the village of Sticklepath near Okehampton, Devon, England. It was originally used to produce agricultural and mining hand tools and at its peak produced around 400 edge-tools a day.
0.9 miNW
History museum, Museum
Museum of Dartmoor Life, Okehampton
23 min walk • The Museum of Dartmoor Life is a local museum in Okehampton, Devon, southwest England. It covers life in the Dartmoor area. The museum opened in 1981. It is housed on three floors in an early 19th-century mill and there is a waterwheel at the museum.
2.6 miSW
Bridge
Meldon Viaduct, Dartmoor National Park
66 min walk • Meldon Viaduct carried the London & South Western Railway across the West Okement River at Meldon on Dartmoor in Devon, South West England.
3.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
High Willhays, Dartmoor National Park
90 min walk • High Willhays, or according to some authorities High Willes, is the highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at 621 metres above sea level, and the highest point in Southern England.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Cosdon Hill, Dartmoor National Park
75 min walk • Cosdon Hill, also called Cosdon Beacon, or Cawsand Beacon, is one of the highest hills on Dartmoor, in Devon, England. It has numerous traces of prehistoric occupation.
5.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Gidleigh Castle, Dartmoor National Park
148 min walk • Gidleigh Castle was the manor house of the manor of Gidleigh on the north-eastern edge of Dartmoor, about two miles north-west of the town of Chagford, Devon, England.
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Amicombe Hill, Dartmoor National Park
124 min walk • Amicombe Hill, also known as the Devil's Dome, is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 584 metres high, it is the sixth highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor.
3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yes Tor, Dartmoor National Park
76 min walk • Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, South West England, at 619 metres above sea level. It is one of only two wholly English peaks south of the Peak District National Park—the other being nearby High Willhays—that are above 2,000 feet.
6.5 miSE
Memorial
Shovel Down, Dartmoor National Park
166 min walk • Shovel Down is an area of Dartmoor in Devon that is covered in megaliths including the remains of several stone rows, the Fourfold Stone Circle, and several standing stones.
5.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hangingstone Hill, Dartmoor National Park
136 min walk • Hangingstone Hill, is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 603 metres high, it is the joint third highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor, together with Cut Hill, which lies around 4 kilometres to the southwest.