The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies
The Organisation for those who love Cornwall.
"Cuntelleugh an brewyon us gesys na vo kellys travyth"
(Gather up the fragments that are left that nothing be lost.)
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The comprehensive gazetteer of the medieval fortifications and castles of CornwallLawhitton Bishops PalaceAlso known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Sherr's Barton In the
civil parish of Lawhitton Rural. Site of medieval residential manor of Bishops of Exeter, small and infrequently used, occupied by late C18 house.This site
has been described as a Palace. A high status manor house. That is a
fundamentally domestic building of a high status person usual a bishop
or member of the royal family. Usually more elaborate that a fortified
manor but a small bishops palace, such as the one at Lyddington
might be quite modest compared to a large fortified manor. All these
high status building had some fortifications, if only to keep out
thieves, but were probably not seen, even by the contemporary people,
as being military buildings. Included in this definition, for the
purposes of this site, are Royal hunting lodges. These could vary from
sizable buildings, even castles, with courts and gaols to simple
timber building providing short term accommodation.
Nothing visible remains.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SX354823
Sources of information, references and further reading
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