Compton Castle

PARISH OF MARLDON (1) – PARISH OF MARLDON (2) – THE PARISH CHURCH NOW (1) – THE PARISH CHURCH NOW (2) – COMPTON CASTLE – RESIDENTIAL MARLDON – FIELDS & COUNTRYSIDE

MARLDON VILLAGE CENTRE NOW PART 1

Compton Castle – the great Kitchen Tower which has a solid barrel vaulted ceiling built around 1520, along with a scullery on the ground floor

Compton Castle – set in the middle of a manicured lawn is the Lily pond

Compton Castle – the outer entrance gates to the castle, with the 18th century barn in the background

Compton Castle – one of many Clematis plants which adorn the castle gardens

Compton Castle – one of the forecourt lawns and 18th century barn

Compton Castle – situated between the hills, isolated and menacing looking

Compton Castle – this is Orchard gate, leading into the Castle’s orchards

Compton Castle – the Armillary Sphere, erected in 1983 on a granite plinth to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s colonisation of Newfoundland

Compton Castle – the Inner Courtyard, showing part of the Great hall which was rebuilt in 1955, all of which is surrounded by a massive defensive wall

Compton Castle – the Pond Seat, overlooking the quiet lily pond

Compton Castle – beautiful blooms in the Rose garden which was created in the 1950s

Compton Castle – the Pergola next to the Knot Garden, set out in 2003 in medieval style

Compton Castle – the main entrance to the front lawns and forecourt

Compton Castle – showing the main frontage which incorporates the portcullis. Defences and curtain walls were erected in the 1520s for protection against the French

Compton Castle – built in 1329 and once home to Sir Humphrey Gilbert, the castle was restored by Commander Walter Raleigh Gilbert and although in the hands of the National Trust, it remains as the Gilbert family home

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