Construction started 1324 | ||
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Similar Affeton Castle, Lydford Castle, Okehampton Castle, Scorhill, Berry Pomeroy Castle | ||
Gidleigh Castle is in the small village of Gidleigh on the edge of Dartmoor some 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the north-west of the town of Chagford, Devon (grid reference SX671884).
It was a fortified manor house built by William de Prouz around 1324. It is now a ruined keep tower with two storeys, an undercroft and a first floor hall. The ruins are grade I listed.
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