Okehampton

Okehampton lies on the northern edge of Dartmoor, beside the rivers that join to form the Okement. Its castle grew from a Norman stronghold into a residence of the Courtenays, Earls of Devon, surrounded by woodland and hunting country. After Henry Courtenay was executed for treason in 1538, his estates were confiscated and the castle was abandoned. Its ruins remain above the river near the market town.