Hemyock Castle

Hemyock Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle in the village of Hemyock, Devon, England. It was built by Sir William Asthorpe after 1380 to a quadrangular design.

Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hemyock Primary School and The Catherine Wheel.

Hemyock Primary School

School

Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hemyock Primary School is situated 440 feet southwest of Hemyock Castle.

The Catherine Wheel

Pub

Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Catherine Wheel is a pub, which is situated 360 feet southeast of Hemyock Castle.

Dunkeswell Abbey

Church

Photo: Mr Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunkeswell Abbey is a church, which is situated 1½ miles south of Hemyock Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hemyock and Abbey.

Hemyock

Village

Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hemyock is a village and civil parish in Devon, England.

Abbey

Hamlet

Photo: John Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abbey is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dunkeswell… Abbey is situated 1½ miles south of Hemyock Castle.

Clayhidon

Hamlet

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clayhidon is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon, England. Clayhidon is situated 2 miles northeast of Hemyock Castle.

Hemyock Castle

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Devon, England, UK
Categories: quadrangular castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Hemyock, Mid Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.91258° or 50° 54′ 45″ north

Longitude

-3.23151° or 3° 13′ 54″ west

Elevation

463 feet (141 metres)

Open location code

9C2RWQ79+29

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1062393734

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

6286654

Wikidata ID

Q15223566

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hemyock Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hemyock Castle”
Danish: “Hemyock Castle”
German: “Hemyock Castle”
Italian: “Castello di Hemyock”
Swedish: “Hemyock Castle”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Whitehall and Culm Davy.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Spar and The Hair Lounge.

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Worth a closer look: Plymouth and Exeter.

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