Compton Castle
Posted by: 
Lord Darcy
N 50° 28.398 W 003° 35.975
30U E 457453 N 5591428
A dramatic fortified manor house
Waymark Code: WM3H3A
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/06/2008
Views: 15
Fairy-tale castle hidden in a lush south Devon valley.
A medley of fortified towers, battlements and buttresses.
600-year-old home of the Gilbert family, kindred of Sir Walter Raleigh.
Delightful flowering gardens, enclosed by a stone curtain wall.
The Great Kitchen offers a unique insight into medieval domestic life.
Film location for Sense and Sensibility (1995).
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