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.
Tucked away in a deep wooded valley, Berry Pomeroy Castle is the perfect romantic ruin. It was originally built in the 15th-century by the Pomeroy family, then later expanded by the Seymours, who planned to set a great Elizabethan mansion within the castle’s medieval walls.
Berry Pomeroy is unusual among English castles in that its history has only recently been established. Once thought to be of Norman origin, the castle was in fact begun during the later 15th century by the Pomeroy family.
Berry Pomeroy Castle, 1822. The foundation of the castle probably dates from the Wars of the Roses or early Tudor times. Construction may have begun in the lifetime of Henry Pomeroy, owner of Berry Pomeroy from 1461 until 1487, or alternatively that of …
Among the most picturesque and romantic ruins in England, Berry Pomeroy Castle stands in Devon woodland, on a promontory overlooking the steep-sided valley of the Gatcombe brook. The earliest remains visible today, a defended residence with a …