Bulls Paradise, Lundy Island

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

Fortified manor house, constructed during the early C13, demolished in the mid C13 when Marisco Castle was constructed. The site was later used as a midden. Excavation of the site revealed evidence for a C12 stone building along with finds from the midden, including bones, pottery, metal and stone tools and weapons and a silver coin.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SS13644423

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape Defra ELS number; 31818

• Web site links
  • http://www.lundyisland.co.uk/
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 1999, The Castles of Devon and Cornwall (Malvern) p68
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p553
    Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
    Gardner, Keith S., 1972, The archaeology of Lundy: a field guide (Landmark Trust) p14-15, 255
    Langham, 1970, Lundy (Newton Abbot) p129-30
    Gardner, Keith S., 1968, Lundy Field Society annual reports Vol19 p44
• Journal Articles
  • Gardner, Keith S., 1968 May, 'Lundy: the Archaeology of an island that has been the haunt of pirates, smugglers and saints.' Current Archaeology Vol8 p196-202
    Hurst, D.G., 1968, 'Medieval Britain in 1967: II Post-Conquest' Medieval Archaeology Vol12 p187-8 [downloadable via http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/resources.html?medarch]