Dartmouth Castle

One of the most picturesquely sited fortresses in England, for over 600 years Dartmouth Castle has fiercely guarded the narrow entrance to the Dart Estuary and the busy, highly populated port of Dartmouth.

This fascinating complex of defences is full of rich history ideal for academic reports and of curse general military interest: it was begun in 1388 by John Hawley, privateering mayor of Dartmouth and the prototype of the flamboyant 'Shipman' in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.