Hornets Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. House.

Hornets Castle

WRENN ID: gilded-cellar-mallow
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Dartmoor National Park
Country: England
Date first listed: 3 November 1986
Type: House
Source: Historic England listing

Description

WIDECOMBE-IN- SX 67 SE THE-MOOR 5/176 Hornets Castle -

GV II

House. Early or mid C19 with lean-to addition on south-west side. Granite rubble with hipped, thatched roof; lean-to slated. Against the north-east wall is a large granite chimneystack. Original house appears to be 1 room wide and 2 rooms deep. 2 storeys. In each gable wall are 2 pointed-arched windows (1 to each storey) with well-cut voussoirs; C19 wood casements. South-east end of lean-to has C20 door to right and 2-light wood-mullioned window to left. Above, in the second storey, is a blocked window with pointed arch, similar to those in the main house.

Listing NGR: SX6793574879

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