Buckfastleigh Church

Introduction

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Buckfastleigh Church

Image: © Richard Knights Taken: Unknown

This hilltop and isolated church was successfully destroyed by an arson attack in July 1992. Many say it was fired by witches. Certainly the church had an intense and lonely atmosphere - not least because it houses the grave of Richard Cabell, a hated and feared wicked landowner of the 17th century.

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