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Dist:0.6km<br/>
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.8km<br/>
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.9km<br/>View along the boundary ditch on the northern side of the castle site.
©John Duncan
Dist:0.9km<br/>View of the eastern end of the main site from the footpath entrance to the field. The mound in this photo is a natural feature, augmented by earthworks. The inner and outer baileys and motte are obscured by the trees.
©John Duncan
Dist:0.9km<br/>View looking west over the inner bailey towards the motte that can be seen as the mound behind the tree in the near background.
©John Duncan
Dist:1.0km<br/>Ditch between inner bailey and the motte. Modern day access to the motte is via the dark zig-zag path. In medieval times there would probably have been a wooden bridge.
©John Duncan
Dist:1.0km<br/>A view looking to the west over freshly cut grassland. The buildings of Lower Stursdon can be seen in the trees, with the dishes of the GCHQ Bude site visible on the skyline.
©Phil Williams
Dist:1.0km<br/>The site of Penstowe (Kilkhampton) Castle is situated to the west of the village of Kilkhampton. The castle is out of sight behind the trees at the top of the pasture. The fortification was probably built illegally during the 12th century civil war. Today little remains other than a motte, two baileys, plus associated earthworks.
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.0km northwest<br/>A view looking to the northwest along a farm track near Lower Stursdon.
©Phil Williams
Dist:1.1km north<br/>
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.2km southwest<br/>Ramsom, (Allium ursinum) or wild garlic and Wood Anemones growing on the banks of a lane in Coombe Valley.
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.3km southwest<br/>Burridge Farm viewed from the road, beside the stream flowing through Coombe Valley.
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.3km west<br/>View from road junction towards Woodlands Farm buildings.
©David Hawgood
Dist:1.3km west<br/>
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.3km southeast<br/>There is a plaque from the chapel, is any of the chapel building left?
©Humphrey Bolton

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