Barnstaple Castle

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Barnstaple Castle stood near what is now the centre of the town of Barnstaple, Devon. When it was built, it was on the western side of the fortified town and commanded a good view of both the town and its important river crossings. The castle was built on top of an early medieval cemetery.

1100  Wikimedia, Wikidata
motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site, 

  • Historic England research records page@
  • Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
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Location: 51.0811, -4.0632, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Barnstaple Castle ⓘ
    castle in Devon, England, UK  
  • Rock Park ⓘ
    urban park in Barnstaple, Devon, England  
  • Bideford Railway Heritage Centre ⓘ
    heritage centre in the UK
  • Chambercombe Manor ⓘ
    manor house in Devon, England, UK
  • Cobbaton Combat Collection ⓘ
    private military museum  
  • Great Torrington Museum ⓘ
    museam in Great Torrington, Devon, England, UK
  • Ilfracombe Museum ⓘ
    local museum in United Kingdom
  • Museum of British Surfing ⓘ
    museum in Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
  • South Molton Museum ⓘ
    museum in South Molton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
  • Lyn and Exmoor Museum ⓘ
    Museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom
  • Arlington Court ⓘ
    country house in Devon, England, UK
  • Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon ⓘ
    history museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom
  • North Devon Athenaeum ⓘ
    library and museum in Barnstaple, Devon
  • Lynton and Barnstaple Railway ⓘ
    Narrow gauge railway in Devon
  • Braunton and District Museum ⓘ
    museum in Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
  • North Devon Maritime Museum ⓘ
    Museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom
  • Exmoor Zoo ⓘ
    British Zoo
  • Combe Martin Museum ⓘ
    museum in Combe Martin, England, United Kingdom
  • Mortehoe Museum ⓘ
    museum in Mortehoe, England, UK
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TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
sitecastle1100Barnstaple Castlemotte-and-bailey castle, archaeological siteWikidata
sitegarden1879Rock Parkurban parkWikidata
sitemuseumBideford Railway Heritage Centreheritage centerWikidata
sitemuseumBurton at Bidefordart museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumChambercombe ManorEnglish country house, historic house museumWikidata
sitemuseumCobbaton Combat Collectioncountry house, collection, military museumWikidata
sitemuseumGreat Torrington Museumlocal museumWikidata
sitemuseumIlfracombe Museumlocal museumWikidata
sitemuseumMuseum of British Surfingmuseum, sports museumWikidata
sitemuseumSouth Molton Museumhistory museum, local museumWikidata
sitemuseum1800Lyn and Exmoor Museumlocal museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1823Arlington CourtEnglish country house, historic house museum, history museumWikidata
sitemuseum1888Museum of Barnstaple and North Devonmuseum, history museumWikidata
sitemuseum1888North Devon Athenaeumlibrary, museumWikidata
sitemuseum1898Lynton and Barnstaple Railwayrailway company, heritage railway, narrow-gauge railwayWikidata
sitemuseum1974Braunton and District Museumindependent museum, museumWikidata
sitemuseum1977North Devon Maritime Museummaritime museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1982Exmoor ZoozooWikidata
sitemuseum1990Combe Martin Museummuseum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1996Mortehoe MuseummuseumWikidata
commonsimageCastle Mound Commons
commonsimageBarnstaple, castle mound - geograph.org.uk - 405163 Commons
commonsimageBarnstaple Castle Motte Commons
commonsimageBarnstaple Park and Motte Commons
commonsimageBarnstaple Motte Commons
commonsimageBarnstaple Castle 2018 Commons
commonsimageBarnstaple Motte: aerial 2018 Commons
commonsimageBarnstaple Castle 20181207 114145 (49432921651) Commons
commonsimageBarnstaple Castle 20181207 114019 (49432445413) Commons
commonsimageBarnstaple Castle 20181207 114156 (49432924996) Commons
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