Motte and Bailey

Motte and Bailey is an archaeological site in West Buckfastleigh, South Hams District, England. Motte and Bailey is situated nearby to Hembury Castle, as well as near the forest Hockmoor Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hembury Castle and Buckfast Abbey.

Hembury Castle

Castle

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Hembury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort about a mile north-west of the village of Buckfast on the south-eastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. The fort is about 178 metres above sea level on a promontory between the River Dart on the east and the Holy Brook, south-west.

Buckfast Abbey

Church

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Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018. Buckfast Abbey is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Motte and Bailey.

Pridhamsleigh Cavern

Cave

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Pridhamsleigh Cavern is a cave on the outskirts of Ashburton, Devon, England. It is approximately 1.1 kilometres in length with a total depth of just over 50 metres including Prid II. Pridhamsleigh Cavern is situated 1½ miles east of Motte and Bailey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buckfast and Scorriton.

Buckfast

Village

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Buckfast is a small village near Buckfastleigh in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, on the bank of the River Dart. It is the home of Buckfast Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery, which gave its name to Buckfast Tonic Wine, originally made there, and to the Buckfast bee, a bee breed originally developed at Buckfast Abbey.