The Tiverton Castle was built through the reign of King Henry the First by the 1st earl of Devon who was called Richard de Redvers. It was in 1539 that the lands were confiscated by Henry the Eighth and the Earl was killed. Not all of the original building remains now as some of the castle was dismantled and used in other structures after the civil war. A family of the name of Courtney lived in the castle during its history and the ghost of the youngest girl in that family walks the remains now.

The young girl was playing hide and seek, she hid herself in a large wooden chest that the family used. She became trapped and suffocated within the chest. Apparently the body was not discovered for years after the original event took place.

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