Lydford Castle

Lydford, Devon · United Kingdom · Castle

Lydford Castle is haunted by the ghost of a man who made himself unpopular in Devon.

Lydford Castle on Silver St in Lydford, Okehampton (EX20 4BH) has witnessed history at its best and its worst. It is haunted by the ghost of Judge Jeffreys, a man who made himself unpopular in Devon through harsh punishments in the seventeenth century. The medieval keep was used as a prison. Source: Haunted Places in Britain (PDF compilation).

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Where is Lydford Castle located?

Lydford Castle is in Lydford, Devon, United Kingdom.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.

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