Lydford Castle

castle in Devon, England, UK

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Location: 50.6436, -4.10942, ///supporter.ballooned.lively, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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0838-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Hingston Down

1643-04-25T00:00:00Z

Battle of Sourton Down

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Lydford Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1264743

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Lydford Castle

Lydford Castle

Lydford Castle in the spring sunshine

Lydford Castle, modern plan

Lydford castle west wall

Lydford - panoramio

Lydford, the castle - geograph.org.uk - 571379

Plan of Lydford Castle

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		CastlesFortsBattles article@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer listing@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic England listing@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer entry@		Lydford Castle	Gatehouse Gazetteer
conflict	838	Battle of Hingston Down	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict		Battle of Sampford Courtenay	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Sourton Down	battle, google		Wikidata
base		HMNB Devonport	Royal Navy Dockyard, google		Wikidata
bunker		Plymouth Borough Control	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Plymouth Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
castle	1067	Launceston Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Lydford Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1068	Okehampton Castle	independent museum, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1863	Agaton Fort	fort		Wikidata
fort	1863	Bowden Battery	fort, google		Wikidata
fort		Crownhill Fort	military museum, fort, bunker, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1863	Efford Fort	fort, google		Wikidata
fort	1863	Egg Buckland Keep	fort, google		Wikidata
fort		Ernesettle Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1863	Forder Battery	artillery battery, google		Wikidata
fort	1863	Fort Austin	military road, fort, google		Wikidata
fort	1863	Knowles Battery	artillery battery, google		Wikidata
fort	1863	Laira Battery	artillery battery, google		Wikidata
fort		Laira Emplacement, immediately south west of Laira Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1863	Woodlands Fort	fort, google		Wikidata
image	2005	050715 140 lydford castle			Wikimedia
image	2008	Lydford Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1020339			Wikimedia
image	2009	Lydford Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1264743			Wikimedia
image	2002	Lydford Castle - geograph.org.uk - 31173			Wikimedia
image	2010	Lydford Castle			Wikimedia
image	2007	Lydford Castle			Wikimedia
image	2010	Lydford Castle in the spring sunshine			Wikimedia
image	2013	Lydford Castle, modern plan			Wikimedia
image	2015	Lydford castle west wall			Wikimedia
image	2006	Lydford - panoramio			Wikimedia
image	2006	Lydford, the castle - geograph.org.uk - 571379			Wikimedia
image	2013	Plan of Lydford Castle			Wikimedia