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| | Britannia Castles: Plymouth, Devon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | At Plymouth there was, in Leland's day (ie 16th century), a haven-guarding castle, which he regarded as quite comparatively modern: "On a rocky hill hard by the south side of the mouth, where the ships lyeth, is a strong castle quadrate, having at each corner a great round tower. |
 | | Though the townsmen of Plymouth, after a particularly vicious French raid in 1403, got leave to levy a toll on goods landed in their port, for the purpose of building a wall and tower. |
 | | Unfortunately, this castle, whatever it was, was ruined and com-pletely superseded by the newer and much larger citadel of Charles II. |
| www.britannia.com /history/devon/castles/plymouthcast.html (254 words) |
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