Reeve Castle
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Reeve Castle
Image: © David Smith Taken: 14 Nov 2012
A folly castle dating from 1900, described in http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2004/sep/12/property.observercashsection and http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-95626-reeve-castle-incuding-adjoining-glasshous. Pevsner (Buildings of England - Devon, 1989) gives this as the last building in the county. Perhaps reflecting on the period when the interior was stripped of its fittings, the commentary ends: "Best seen from a distance". This picture was taken from near Burrow, a distance of nearly half-a-mile away. The water tower that supplied the garden's water features is in Image]
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Image Location
Latitude
50.810957
Longitude
-3.833485