Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for KENWITH CASTLE

KENWITH CASTLE, a quondam ancient fortalice in Abbotsham parish, Devon; on the coast, 2 miles W of Bideford. It was the place where Odun, Earl of Devon, in 878, Vanquished and slew the Danish invader Hubba but is now represented by only a traditionary spot on a hill called Henny Castle. Kenwith Lodge, near that hill, is the seat of Dr. Heywood.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a quondam ancient fortalice"   (ADL Feature Type: "fortifications")
Administrative units: Abbotsham CP/AP       Devon AncC

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