A square two storey tower on a motte inside a bailey dating from 1195. The top
storey was demolished in the 13th century and two further stories added, and at
the same time the mound was created by digging a ditch around the tower. It
was in poor condition by the beginning of the 18th century.
Lydford was for many years a feared gaol.
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| Off the A386, south of Okehampton. |