Totnes Castle

Totnes Castle
Devon, England
Keep of Totnes Castle
Totnes Castle is located in Devon
Totnes Castle
Totnes Castle
Coordinates50°25′56″N 3°41′28″W / 50.4321°N 3.6910°W / 50.4321; -3.6910
Grid referencegrid reference SX800605
TypeShell keep on motte-and-bailey
Site information
OwnerEnglish Heritage
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
MaterialsDevonian limestone and red sandstone

Totnes Castle is one of the best preserved examples of a Norman motte and bailey castle in England.[1] It is situated in the town of Totnes on the River Dart in Devon. The surviving stone keep and curtain wall date from around the 14th century. From after the Norman Conquest of 1066 it was the caput of the Feudal barony of Totnes.

  1. ^ Totnes Castle Archived 2010-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, CastleXplorer Archived 2002-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, UK.