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Okehampton Castle
Okehampton, Devon
Grid ref: SX 5836 9428
On walking routes: West Devon Way
Main image: Okehampton Castle (14722992259) - 2 metres from location - image by Reading Tom from Reading, UK (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Okehampton Castle stands on a ridge overlooking the West Okement Valley, its weathered stone keep and bailey rising from moorland slopes. Built by the Normans in the 11th century, the castle dominated this corner of Devon for centuries before gradual decay left only foundations and fragments, enough to imagine the fortress it once was.
- Period: Medieval
- Grid reference: SX 5836 9428 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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