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Historic Buildings

Okehampton Castle (English Heritage)

One of the largest castle ruins in the South West and mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. It is thought to have been built by the Sherrif of Devon in the late eleventh century and rebuilding was done during the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. The site includes the Norman motte and the keep's remains, plus a picnic area and woodland walks.

Castle Drogo (National Trust)

Built between 1910 and 1930, Castle Drogo is the last castle to be built in Britain. Architect Sir Edward Lutyens designed it for self-made millionaire Julius Drewe. The castle has a medieval atmosphere with bare granite and tapestry hung walls. It also has formal gardens and a croquet lawn, all set in the beautiful countryside of the Teign valley on Dartmoor.

Buckland Abbey (National Trust)

Founded in 1278, the church was converted into a tudor home after the dissolution of monasteries and sold to Sir Francis Drake. Drake's descendants owned the Abbey until the 1940's.

Lydford Castle

Standing above the gorge of the River Lyd, this tower, dating back to the twelfth century, has been used as both a prison and a courthouse. The earthworks of the original Norman fort lie to the south and to the north, the ninth century Saxon rampart, which defended the town.