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Fortified house at Compton Castle

Photo of Fortified house at Compton Castle, a ruined castle near Cockington, Devon, south west England.

Fortified house at Compton Castle

© David Gearing / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© David Gearing / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fortified house at Compton Castle

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Fortified house at Compton Castle is one of 55 castles the Albion Guide maps in Devon. Other castles nearby include Berry Pomeroy Castle and Castle Dyke. The nearest railway station is Torre, 3.8 km to the east.

More at the National Heritage List entry

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Photo of Cockington Country Park, a country park in Devon, south west England.

Cockington Country Park

Country park near Cockington

A country park in Devon.

1.7 km E

Photo of Cockington, a village in Devon, south west England.Highlight

Cockington

Village

Chocolate-box hamlet on the edge of Torquay with thatched cottages, a watermill, a forge and a Lutyens-designed inn.

3.1 km E · Devon

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

4.1 km SE · spans 4 counties

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

4.1 km SE · spans 24 counties

Photo of Kirkham House, Paignton, a house in Devon, south west England.

Kirkham House, Paignton

House near Paignton

Stone-built late medieval house in the old heart of Paignton, later divided into three cottages and made whole again in the 1960s.

4.5 km SE

Photo of South Devon, a National Landscape in Devon, south west England.Highlight

South Devon

National Landscape near Kingsbridge

Red cliffs, tucked-away coves and drowned river valleys, with the coast path linking one beach to the next

6.4 km SW