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Compton Castle, ruins, 3 miles W. of Torquay, E. Devon; ancient seat of the Poles, and one of the finest examples of a fortified house in the W. of England.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "ruins" (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites") |
Administrative units: | Devon AncC |
Place: | Compton Castle |
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