Lydford Castle

Lydford Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Lydford, Devon, England. The first castle in Lydford, sometimes termed the Norman fort, was a small ringwork built in a corner of the Anglo-Saxon fortified burh in the years after the Norman conquest of England.

Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 1.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Castle Inn and Brat Tor.

The Castle Inn

Pub

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Castle Inn is a pub.

Brat Tor

Peak

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brat Tor, also known as Brai Tor and Widgery Tor… Brat Tor is situated 2 miles east of Lydford Castle.

The Dartmoor Inn At Lydford

Pub

The Dartmoor Inn At Lydford

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Dartmoor Inn At Lydford is a pub, which is situated 1 mile east of Lydford Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Combebow and Bridestowe.

Combebow

Hamlet

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Combebow is a hamlet in Devon, England. Combebow is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lydford Castle.

Bridestowe

Village

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bridestowe is a civil parish and village in the district of West Devon, Devon, England. Bridestowe is situated 3 miles north of Lydford Castle.

Mary Tavy

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mary Tavy is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon.

Lydford Castle

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: castle in Devon, England, UK
Categories: castle, tourism, ruins, and historic site
Location: Lydford, West Devon District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.6436° or 50° 38′ 37″ north

Longitude

-4.10951° or 4° 6′ 34″ west

Elevation

709 feet (216 metres)

Open location code

9C2QJVVR+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Lydford Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lydford Castle”
Chinese: “理霍槷堡”
Danish: “Lydford Castle”
French: “Château de Lydford”
German: “Lydford Castle”
Russian: “Замок Лидфорд”
Swedish: “Lydford Castle”
Turkish: “Lydford Kalesi”
Uzbek: “Lidford qasri”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Southgate and Beardon.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Castle Inn and Llanford Danish vs Saxon War.

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Worth a closer look: Tavistock and Ashburton.

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