Motte and Bailey

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

Buckfastleigh

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Buckfastleigh is a market town and civil parish in the Teignbridge district, in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park.

Ashburton

Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles southwest of Exeter.

Poundsgate

Village

Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Poundsgate is a small village in Dartmoor, Devon, England, located on the road between Ashburton and Princetown. The postal area of "Poundsgate" is a wide geographical area. Poundsgate is situated 2½ miles northwest of Motte and Bailey.

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