Memorials & monuments · South West England
Berry Tower
Berry Tower — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Berry Tower is a Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-south-west, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1206305). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Berry Pomeroy Castle, a Tudor mansion within the walls of an earlier castle, is near the village of Berry Pomeroy, in South Devon, England. It was built in the late 15th century by the Pomeroy family which had held the land since the 11th century. By 1547 the family was in financial difficulties and sold the lands to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset. Apart from a short period of forfeit to the Crown after Edward's execution, the castle has remained in the Seymour family ever since, although it was abandoned in the late 17th century when the fourth baronet moved to Wiltshire.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Berry Pomeroy Castle, a Tudor mansion within the walls of an earlier castle, is near the village of Berry Pomeroy, in South Devon, England. It was built in the late 15th century by the Pomeroy family which had held the land since the 11th century. By 1547 the family was in financial difficulties and sold the lands to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset. Apart from a short period of forfeit to the Crown after Edward's execution, the castle has remained in the Seymour family ever since, although it was abandoned in the late 17th century when the fourth baronet moved to Wiltshire. After lying in ruins for a hundred years, in the 19th century the castle became celebrated as an example of the "picturesque", and it became a popular tourist attraction, a status which it retains today—aided by its reputation of being haunted. Between 1980 and 1996 the castle was subjected to extensive archaeological excavations that clarified much of its history and overturned beliefs regarding its age and cause of destruction.
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Background
Description
wall painting (considerably enhanced to bring out the faint detail).]] The de la Pomeroy family held the large feudal barony of Berry Pomeroy from shortly after the Norman Conquest of England, as the Domesday Book of 1086 records. Early documents refer to a "capital messuage" at Berry, signifying the caput of the manor, which manor in turn was the caput of the barony, which consisted in 1166 of almost 32 knight's fees, each equating approximately to a single manor. Although Henry Pomeroy enclosed a deer park here in 1207, the first reference to a castle does not appear until 1496, when Elizabeth, widow of Richard Pomeroy, was assigned a third of both the castle and the capital messuage. The…
Visiting
Today the castle is a Grade I listed building. Still owned by John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset, it is administered by English Heritage. The castle is approached by a modern wooded drive running alongside an earlier drive, visible as an earthwork in the adjacent woods. A car park has been created in the quarry which was the source of much of the slate used for the Pomeroy buildings.
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- Coordinates
- 50.4753, -4.7179
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Bodmin
- Postcode
- PL31 2EJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
Sources
- wikidata: Q26501544 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Berry Pomeroy Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Berry Tower?
- Berry Tower is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL31 2EJ), in the parish of Bodmin.
- Who owns Berry Tower?
- Berry Tower is owned by The 19th Duke of Somerset<br />(with administration by English Heritage).
- Is Berry Tower a listed building?
- Berry Tower is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Berry Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Berry Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Berry Tower?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL31 2EJ. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.