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Launceston Castle
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
LAN-turn
Location
Country
England
District Today
Cornwall
Historic County
City / Town / Village
Launceston
Latitude
50.63588
Longitude
-4.36812
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
medieval
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Extant
Extant Type
Ruin
Extant Details
Only ruins of Keep and Tower extant
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Country Life
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Yes
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01566-772-365
Fax Number
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
English Heritage
Primary Current Ownership Use
Visitor Attraction
Current Ownership Use / Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
A Past Seat(s) of
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
Only shell keep and tower survive.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
| Author |
NA |
| Year Published |
1999 |
| Reference |
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