Launceston Castle
Launceston Castle is set on the high motte of a stronghold built soon after the Norman Conquest. It was famously used as a jail for George Fox during the reign of Charles II. As the venue for the county assizes and jail, the castle witnessed the…
Distance:
0.7 miles
away
Lydford Castle and Saxon
Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th‐century tower keep on a mound, later a prison notorious for harsh punishments ‐ 'the most annoyous, contagious and detestable place within this realm.' To the south is an earlier Norman…
Distance:
11.8 miles
away