Castle Drogo

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Castle Drogo is an early 20th-century country house in Devon, England, renowned as one of the last castles built in Britain and a key example of architect Edwin Lutyens’ blend of modern comfort with medieval-inspired design.

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Castle Drogo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grade I listed building
castle
country house
tourist attraction
architect Edwin Lutyens
architecturalStyle Arts and Crafts movement
surface form: Arts and Crafts

Tudor Revival
medieval revival
builtFor Julius Drewe
category Castles in Devon
Country houses in Devon
National Trust properties in Devon
constructionEnd 1930
constructionStart 1911
country England
hasAssociatedFamily Drewe family
hasFeature battlements
flat roofs
formal gardens
terraces
turrets
view over Teign Gorge
hasGardenDesigner Edwin Lutyens
hasInteriorFeature central heating
electricity
modern plumbing
oak panelling
hasPostcodeArea EX6
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
heritageDesignationDate 1951
isOneOf last castles built in Britain
locatedIn Dartmoor National Park
Devon
Drewsteignton
managedBy National Trust
material granite
namedAfter Drewe family’s claimed Drogo ancestor
near River Teign
notableFor blend of modern comfort with medieval-inspired design
openToPublic true
overlooks Teign Gorge
ownedBy National Trust
ownershipStart 1974
parliamentaryConstituency Central Devon
region southwest England
surface form: South West England
restorationEnd 2018
restorationStart 2013
underwentRestoration major water‑proofing and conservation project

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Edwin Lutyens notableWork Castle Drogo
Landseer notableWork Castle Drogo
subject surface form: Edwin Landseer Lutyens