Wessex . rket hall is almost unique in the west country, andis one of the most interesting survivals of the com-mercial past in the West. Dunster Castle, environed by trees, stands above thevillage street upon the Torre, the slopes of which rundown to the vale of the Avill, with fine views of thewild hill-crest of Grabhurst and of the neighbouringsea-coast. This fine mediaeval stronghold has beenthe seat of the Mohun and Luttrell families sincethe reign of Henry IV. It was built in the twelfthcentury by one William de Mohun, and was held byhim during the war between King Stephen and theEmpress
Wessex . rket hall is almost unique in the west country, andis one of the most interesting survivals of the com-mercial past in the West. Dunster Castle, environed by trees, stands above thevillage street upon the Torre, the slopes of which rundown to the vale of the Avill, with fine views of thewild hill-crest of Grabhurst and of the neighbouringsea-coast. This fine mediaeval stronghold has beenthe seat of the Mohun and Luttrell families sincethe reign of Henry IV. It was built in the twelfthcentury by one William de Mohun, and was held byhim during the war between King Stephen and theEmpress Maud for the latter. And although the Kingmarched to attack Dunster, he soon abandoned the ideaof taking so extraordinarily strong a place by the usualmethods of assault, and contented himself by erectinga fort for the purpose of keeping De Mohun in check,and, abandoning any direct attempt on the castle, leftHenry de Tracy of Barnstaple, one of his most faithful 140 THE YARD OF THE LUTTRELL ARMS. DUNSTER. Dunster Castle adherents, in authority to try and prevent Mohunsfurther devastations of the neighbourhood. Of the old castle very little now remains ; the majorportion of the present building was erected in the reignof Elizabeth, but the great gateway is probably thefair Tourre by north cummying into the castle whichwas built in the reign of Henry VII. by Sir HughLuttrell. This ancient casde has seen many vicissitudes, andwas doubdess in mediaeval times one of the greateststrongholds of the west country. Very early in theCivil War it was captured by the Marquis of Hertfordand held by him for the King until it was subsequentlysuccessfully besieged and captured by Blake in 1650 the Parliamentary party seem to have pulleddown the magnificent keep, as a means of partiallydismantling the place. In the immediate neighbourhood of Dunster is someof the wildest as well as the most beautiful scenery inOuter Wessex. Exquisite glens and wooded combesalong the coast, and inland th
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