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Chulmleigh Castle

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

Castle is said to have existed at Chulmleigh, owned by the Courtenay family, who also owned the manor. The possible site of the castle is situated in an area which is part of a golf course. Close to church.
This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable. Nothing visible remains.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SS685141

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from streetmap logo

Good for general location

Air Photo from multimap logo

1st edition OS Map from old maps logo

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape Defra ELS number; 34369
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This record last updated on Thursday, July 24, 2008

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