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rdfs:comment | - Totnes Castle is one of the best preserved examples of a Norman motte and bailey castle in England. It is situated in the town of Totnes on the River Dart in Devon. The castle occupies a commanding position atop a large hill above the town, and guards the approach to three valleys. The surviving stone keep and curtain wall date from around the 13th century.
- Totnes Castle is one of the best preserved examples of a Norman motte and bailey castle in England. 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.
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Type | - Shell keep on motte-and-bailey
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Materials | - Devonian limestone and red sandstone
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abstract | - Totnes Castle is one of the best preserved examples of a Norman motte and bailey castle in England. It is situated in the town of Totnes on the River Dart in Devon. The castle occupies a commanding position atop a large hill above the town, and guards the approach to three valleys. The surviving stone keep and curtain wall date from around the 13th century.
- Totnes Castle is one of the best preserved examples of a Norman motte and bailey castle in England. 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.
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