Castle Drogo

Castle Drogo is a country house and mixed-revivalist castle near Drewsteignton, Devon, England. Constructed between 1911 and 1930, it is the last castle built in England. The client was Julius Drewe, the hugely successful founder of the Home and Colonial Stores. Drewe chose the site in the belief that it formed part of the lands of his supposed medieval ancestor, Drogo de Teigne. The architect was Edwin Lutyens, then at the height of his career. Lutyens lamented Drewe's determination to have a castle but nevertheless produced one of his finest buildings. The architectural critic Christopher Hussey described the result: "The ultimate justification of Drogo is that it does not pretend to be a castle. It is a castle, as a castle is built, of granite, on a mountain, in the twentieth century".

The castle was given to the National Trust in 1974, the first building constructed in the twentieth century that the Trust acquired. The castle is a Grade I listed building. The gardens are Grade II* listed on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

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Castle Drogo ranks #1,728 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #115 of the 329 mapped in England. Founded 1930 — one of 177 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,654 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cardiff, 98 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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