Gidleigh Devon
Ruins of Gidleigh Castle in Devon which was a 13c fortified manor house according to Pevsner. It lies in private grounds adjacent to the church and can claim to be the smallest castle in Dartmoor. From the time of Henry ll it was held by the Prouz / Prous family which was their seat . This elder branch became extinct in the reign of Edward II when the castle and manor passed with its heiress to the Mules family,
Julian Paren CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2634401
Gidleigh Devon
Ruins of Gidleigh Castle in Devon which was a 13c fortified manor house according to Pevsner. It lies in private grounds adjacent to the church and can claim to be the smallest castle in Dartmoor. From the time of Henry ll it was held by the Prouz / Prous family which was their seat . This elder branch became extinct in the reign of Edward II when the castle and manor passed with its heiress to the Mules family,
Julian Paren CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2634401