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Photo of Dartmouth Castle, a ruined castle in Devon, south west England.

Dartmouth Castle© Anthony Parkes / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castles & strongholds in DevonDevon, England

64 castles in the Albion Guide across Devon — see the full castles directory, or everything to explore in Devon.

Photo of Dartmouth Castle, a ruined castle in Devon, south west England.Iconic

Dartmouth Castle

Castle near Dartmouth

Coastal fortress guarding the Dart estuary.

Photo of Royal Citadel, Plymouth, an artillery fort in Devon, south west England.

Royal Citadel, Plymouth

Artillery fort near Plymouth

Charles II's vast 1660s citadel at the eastern end of Plymouth Hoe, still home to a serving army regiment behind its carved baroque gateway.

Photo of Bayard's Cove Castle, an artillery fort near Dartmouth, Devon, south west England.

Bayard's Cove Castle

Artillery fort near Dartmouth

Bayard's Cove Castle: a blockhouse in Dartmouth

Photo of Berry Pomeroy Castle, a ruined castle near Cockington, Devon, south west England.

Berry Pomeroy Castle

Castle near Cockington

Berry Pomeroy Castle: a defended residence and Tudor mansion

Photo of Court Castle, a ruined castle near Eggesford, Devon, south west England.

Court Castle

Castle near Eggesford

A medieval castle in Devon.

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

Fortified house at Compton Castle

Castle near Cockington

Medieval fortified house at Compton Castle

Photo of Gidleigh Castle, a ruined castle near Chagford in Dartmoor, Devon, south west England.

Gidleigh Castle

Castle near Chagford

A medieval castle in Devon.

Photo of Musbury Castle, a ruined castle near Lyme Regis, Devon, south west England.

Musbury Castle

Castle near Lyme Regis

A medieval castle in Devon.

Photo of Plymouth Castle, a ruined castle in Devon, south west England.

Plymouth Castle

Castle near Plymouth

A medieval castle in Devon.

Photo of Plympton Castle, a ruined castle near Plymouth, Devon, south west England.

Plympton Castle

Castle near Plymouth

A medieval castle in Devon.

Photo of Tiverton Castle, a ruined castle near Bampton (Bampton), Devon, south west England.

Tiverton Castle

Castle near Bampton (Bampton)

A medieval castle in Devon.

Photo of Compton Castle, a castle near Cockington, Devon, south west England.

Compton Castle

Castle near Cockington

A National Trust place in Devon.

Blackbury Castle

Castle near Branscombe

Blackbury Castle hillfort

Totnes Castle

Castle near Dittisham

A medieval castle in Devon.

Photo of Cranmore Castle, the earthworks of a former castle near Bampton (Bampton), Devon, south west England.

Cranmore Castle

Castle near Bampton (Bampton)

The bank and ditch of a large Iron Age hillfort on the ridge above Tiverton.

Photo of Farway Castle, the earthworks of a former castle near Sidbury, Devon, south west England.

Farway Castle

Castle near Sidbury

Farway Castle earthwork enclosure

Photo of Huntsham Castle, the earthworks of a former castle near Bampton (Bampton), Devon, south west England.

Huntsham Castle

Castle near Bampton (Bampton)

A sub-circular Iron Age hillfort, now earthworks above the Lowman valley.

Photo of Sidbury Castle, the earthworks of a former castle in Devon, south west England.

Sidbury Castle

Castle near Sidbury

The ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort, now under trees on the hill above the Sid valley.

Countisbury Castle

Castle near Lynmouth

A medieval castle in Devon.

Cranbrook Castle

Castle near Drewsteignton

A medieval castle in Devon.

Hembury Castle, Buckfast

Castle near Buckland-in-the-Moor

A medieval castle in Devon.

Heywood Castle

Castle near Eggesford

A medieval castle in Devon.

Martinhoe Castle

Castle near Lynton

A medieval castle in Devon.

Shoulsbarrow Castle

Castle near Lynton

A medieval castle in Devon.

Woodbury Castle

Castle near Otterton

A medieval castle in Devon.

Barnstaple Castle

Castle near Braunton

A medieval castle in Devon.

Beacon Castle

Castle near Lynton

Beacon Castle, South Down

Broadbury Castle

Castle near Okehampton

Broadbury Castle Roman camp

Cadbury Castle

Castle near Newton St Cyres

A medieval castle in Devon.

Castle Close

Castle near Bampton (Bampton)

A medieval castle in Devon.

Castle Dyke

Castle near Shaldon

A medieval castle in Devon.

Castle Dyke camp

Castle near Bovey Tracey

Castle Dyke camp, Ugbrooke

Castle Dyke, Little Haldon

Castle near Shaldon

A medieval castle in Devon.

Castle Hill (Devon)

Castle near Branscombe

A medieval castle in Devon.

Cotley Castle

Castle near Dunsford

A medieval castle in Devon.

Croft Castle

Castle near Eggesford

A medieval castle in Devon.

Danes Castle

Castle near Exeter

A medieval castle in Devon.

Durpley Castle

Castle

A medieval castle in Devon.

Devon

Eggesford Castle

Castle near Eggesford

Eggesford Castle, 640m north east of Eggesford House

Hembury Castle

Castle

A medieval castle in Devon.

Devon

Hemyock Castle

Castle near Broadhembury

A medieval castle in Devon.

Holne Chase Castle

Castle near Buckland-in-the-Moor

A medieval castle in Devon.

Holwell Castle

Castle near Lynton

A medieval castle in Devon.

Kenwith Castle

Castle near Appledore (Appledore)

A medieval castle in Devon.

Marisco Castle

Castle

Marisco Castle, Lundy

Devon

Membury Castle

Castle near Axminster

A medieval castle in Devon.

Millsome Castle

Castle near Eggesford

A medieval castle in Devon.

Park pale at Castle Hill

Castle near Umberleigh

Park pale and associated remains at Castle Hill

Posbury camp

Castle near Dunsford

Posbury camp, Castle Down

Prestonbury Castle

Castle near Drewsteignton

A medieval castle in Devon.

Rougemont Castle (Devon)

Castle near Exeter

A medieval castle in Devon.

Stockland Great Castle

Castle near Honiton

A medieval castle in Devon.

Stockland Little Castle

Castle near Honiton

A medieval castle in Devon.

Stone Barton Ringwork

Castle near Eggesford

Castle 175m north of Stone Barton

Voley Castle

Castle near Combe Martin

A medieval castle in Devon.

Wooston Castle

Castle near Dunsford

A medieval castle in Devon.

Belbury Castle

Castle near Ottery St Mary

The site of a slight Iron Age hillfort on high ground above the River Otter.

Okehampton Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Okehampton

Okehampton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with associated earthworks north of the West Okement River

Bampton Castle

Castle near Bampton (Bampton)

The earthworks of a medieval castle in Devon.

Castle Court

Motte & bailey near Okehampton

Motte 160m east of St Peter's Church

Castle Roborough

Motte & bailey · Castle near Combe Martin

Motte called Castle Roborough

Langford Barton ringwork and bailey

Ringwork · Castle near Ivybridge

The earthworks of a Norman ringwork castle in Devon.

Lydford Castle and Saxon town

Ringwork · Castle near Okehampton

Ringwork, castle, town banks, site of Saxon town and defences

Stanborough Motte

Ringwork · Motte & bailey near Slapton

Ringwork and motte, 230m north east of Stanborough Camp