The British Archaeological Association at Exeter - Berry Pomeroy Castle , 1861. Berry Pomeroy Castle, now one vast ruin, was for a period of five hundred years, from the time of the Conquest to the reign of Edward VI., the stately seat of the Pomeroys. "On visiting these magnificent remains (says the Handbook to the South of Devon, published by Besley, of Exeter), the largest and most imposing of any in this county, the stranger will be struck with the solemn grandeur that pervades the whole locality. This is very much heightened by the trees and thick foliage by which it is surrounded. The ruins themselves may be said to be literally covered with green. The ivy hangs from the walls and windows, and the ash and oak have taken permanent abode among the halls and courts of this once stately domain"...The manor of Berry Pomeroy, including the whole of these remains, and the surrounding grounds, still belongs to the family of the Seymours, the present Duke of Somerset. The castle is situated on an elevated rock, in a narrow valley, about three parts of a mile from the turnpike-road, and about the same distance from the village of Berry Pomeroy. From "Illustrated London News", 1861.