A Visit To Hembury Castle

This morning, Viv and I visited the site of Hembury Castle on the edges of Dartmoor not far from Ashburton and Buckfastleigh. This casle is one of the many motte and bailey castles thrown up by William the Conquerer after his invasion of England and was constructed on the site of an earlier Iron Age hill fort. There was only a temporary wooden building constructed on the site. It is a lovely site in the woods surrounding the moor.

Hembury Castle, Buckfast - Wikipedia
Hembury Castle (legendary dartmoor)

 The Plaque

 The Hill Fort ditch and embenkment utilised by the later castle as well

 The view from the Bailey

 The Motte from inside the Bailey

The Motte