The Gatehouse website record for Bickleigh Castle

In the civil parish of Bickleigh. In the historic county of Devon (Modern Authority of Devon, 1974 county of Devon).

Remains of a moated and fortified manor house, originating in C12 but rebuilt in C15. The gatehouse range is probably early C15 in date, with C16 and C17 alterations, and was restored in the 1920s and 1930s. It forms the eastern range of a complex of buildings set around a courtyard. The west range no longer survives above ground and the south range is now a private house. The northern range probably dates from the late C17 and was in use as a farmhouse before its restoration in the 1930s. The castle chapel is probably C12 in date and was renovated in 1929. (PastScape)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SS93650680

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 36331; 36341
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