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Gidleigh Castle, the Glossary

Gidleigh Castle was the manor house of the manor of Gidleigh on the north-eastern edge of Dartmoor, about north-west of the town of Chagford, Devon, England.^[1]

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25 relations: Bridget Cherry, Buttress, Castle, Chagford, Dartmoor, Devon, Dolomite (rock), Gidleigh, Gidleigh Park, Hatherleigh, John de Moels, 1st Baron Moels, Keep, Listed building, Manor house, Manorialism, Master builder, Newel, Nikolaus Pevsner, Sir John de la Pole, 6th Baronet, Solar (room), The Complete Peerage, Undercroft, William Crossing, William Pole (antiquary), William Prouz.
Castles in Devon
Grade I listed houses in Devon
Ruins in Devon
Scheduled monuments in Devon

Bridget Cherry

Bridget Cherry (born 17 May 1941) is a British architectural historian who was series editor of the Pevsner Architectural Guides from 1971 until 2002, and is the author or co-author of several volumes in the series.

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Buttress

A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall.

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Castle

A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders.

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Chagford

Chagford is a market town and civil parish on the north-east edge of Dartmoor, in Devon, England, close to the River Teign and the A382, 4 miles (6 km) west of Moretonhampstead.

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Dartmoor

Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, South West England.

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Devon

Devon (historically also known as Devonshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Dolomite (rock)

Dolomite (also known as dolomite rock, dolostone or dolomitic rock) is a sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2.

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Gidleigh

Gidleigh is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England.

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Gidleigh Park

Gidleigh Park is a hotel and restaurant located in Gidleigh, near Chagford, Devon, England.

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Hatherleigh

Hatherleigh is a small market town in west Devon, England.

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John de Moels, 1st Baron Moels

John de Moels, 1st Baron Moels (1269–20 May 1310), feudal baron of North Cadbury in Somerset, was an English peer.

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Keep

A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Manor house

A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor.

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Manorialism

Manorialism, also known as seigneurialism, the manor system or manorial system, was the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of Europe, notably France and later England, during the Middle Ages.

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Master builder

A master builder or master mason is a central figure leading construction projects in pre-modern times (a precursor to the modern architect and engineer).

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Newel

A newel, also called a central pole or support column, is the central supporting pillar of a staircase.

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Nikolaus Pevsner

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, The Buildings of England (1951–74).

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Sir John de la Pole, 6th Baronet

Sir John William de la Pole, 6th Baronet (26 June 1757 – 30 November 1799) of Shute in the parish of Colyton, Devon, was a Member of Parliament for the rotten borough of West Looe.

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Solar (room)

The solar was a room in many English and French medieval manor houses, great houses and castles, mostly on an upper storey, designed as the family's private living and sleeping quarters.

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The Complete Peerage

The Complete Peerage (full title: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant); first edition by George Edward Cokayne, Clarenceux King of Arms; 2nd edition revised by Vicary Gibbs et al.) is a comprehensive work on the titled aristocracy of the British Isles.

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Undercroft

An undercroft is traditionally a cellar or storage room, often brick-lined and vaulted, and used for storage in buildings since medieval times.

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William Crossing

William Crossing (1847–1928) was a writer and chronicler of Dartmoor and the lives of its inhabitants.

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William Pole (antiquary)

Sir William Pole (1561–1635) of Colcombe House in the parish of Colyton, and formerly of Shute House in the parish of Shute (adjoining Colcombe), both in Devon, was an English country gentleman and landowner, a colonial investor, Member of Parliament and, most notably, a historian and antiquarian of the County of Devon.

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William Prouz

Sir William Prouz (died 1316) was a noble landowner in Devon, and likely builder of Gidleigh Castle.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gidleigh_Castle