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Totnes Castle
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Grade I listed building · Historic England

Totnes Castle

On the list as The Castle

Listed Grade I since 196957 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings

Opening times and tickets are on its own website.

About

About Totnes Castle

Totnes Castle, listed as The Castle, is one of 6 Grade I listed buildings in Totnes and about 9,341 in England. It was listed on 14 November 1969. It stands in the No data available for publication by HE conservation area, and over a scheduled monument, Totnes Castle. Within 400 metres are 5 more Grade I buildings and 200 other listed buildings.

What it isGrade I listed castle in Totnes, United Kingdom. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1168856↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Totnes · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

71 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

Show the other 53
More like it

Grade I public buildings near Totnes

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Questions about Totnes Castle

Is Totnes Castle listed?

Yes. The Castle is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1168856), first listed on 14 November 1969.

Can you visit Totnes Castle?

Yes: it is open to visitors; opening times are on its own website.

Is Totnes Castle in a conservation area?

Yes, the No data available for publication by HE conservation area.

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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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