Barnstaple Castle

Barnstaple Castle stood near what is now the centre of the town of Barnstaple, Devon . When it was built, it was on the western side of the fortified town and commanded a good view of both the town and its important river crossings. The castle was built on top of an early medieval cemetery.

Barnstaple Castle was founded in the 11th or 12th century; it was first mentioned in a 12th-century document. It is uncertain who founded the castle: if it was early it could have been built on the instruction of William the Conqueror as he subdued south-west England or if it was a later construction it could have been built for Juhel of Totnes, who held the castle in the early 12th century. Juhel also established Barnstaple Priory around 1107.

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