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Okehampton Castle

motte and bailey castle with associated earthworks north of the West Okement River
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Okehampton Castle

Summary

Okehampton Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Okehampton Castle is located in Okehampton[3].
  • Okehampton Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Okehampton Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5].
  • Okehampton Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Okehampton Castle's instance of is recorded as independent museum[7].
  • Okehampton Castle's founder is recorded as Baldwin FitzGilbert[8].
  • Okehampton Castle is owned by English Heritage[9].
  • Okehampton Castle is operated by English Heritage[10].
  • Okehampton Castle's Commons category is recorded as Okehampton Castle[11].
  • 1068 marks the founding of Okehampton Castle[12].
  • Okehampton Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SX5834294249[13].
  • Okehampton Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.7306, 'lon': -4.00894}[14].
  • Okehampton Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.7306, 'lon': -4.0083}[15].
  • Okehampton Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/okehampton-castle/[16].
  • Okehampton Castle's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[17].
  • Okehampton Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[18].
  • Okehampton Castle's described by source is recorded as Castellogy[19].
  • Okehampton Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[20].
  • Okehampton Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[21].
  • Okehampton Castle's historic county is recorded as Devon[22].

Body

Founding

Okehampton Castle's founder is recorded as Baldwin FitzGilbert[8]. 1068 marks the founding of it[12].

Operations

Okehampton Castle is operated by English Heritage[10].

Ownership

Okehampton Castle is owned by English Heritage[9].

Why It Matters

Okehampton Castle has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Excavations at Okehampton castle, Devon. Part I: the motte and keep. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Okehampton
    Operator → English Heritage
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Okehampton
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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