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Court Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in Winkleigh, Devon. The monument has an oval-shaped, flat-topped motte 300ft by 220ft with a rectangular mound on its north-eastern corner and a D-shaped bailey which has been incorporated into the gardens of the nearby Winkleigh Court. The castle is thought to date to the late 11th or early 12th centuries, when William II passed the land to Robert Fitz Roy, later the Earl of Gloucester. The monument is within the council area of Torridge (Devon).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1016226.
Place Type: Mediæval Castle
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 50.857308,-3.9430197
Grid Reference: SS 6333 0822
Civil Parish: Winkleigh CP
Council Area: Torridge CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon & Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 301074
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Court_Castle,_Devon_301074
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1016226.
Place Type: Mediæval Castle
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 50.857308,-3.9430197
Grid Reference: SS 6333 0822
Civil Parish: Winkleigh CP
Council Area: Torridge CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon & Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 301074
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Court_Castle,_Devon_301074
Peruse Devon on Wikishire