Compton Castle
Compton Castle is a rare survivor: a heavily fortified manor house in the South Devon countryside, built and rebuilt between the 14th and 16th centuries. Behind its imposing curtain wall and machicolated towers lies a great hall, solar and restored medieval kitchen. The Gilbert family — including the Elizabethan explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert — held it for generations, and their descendants live here still.
- Battlemented curtain wall
- Restored medieval kitchen
- Great hall and solar
Best for castle hunters who like a genuine fortified home.