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Castle Drogo is a Country House in Drewsteignton , Devon , England . It was built in the 1910s and 1920s for Julius Drewe (businessman and founder of the '' Home And Colonial Stores '') to designs by Architect Edwin Lutyens , and is a Grade I listed building. The Granite -built Stately Home borrows styles of Castle building from the Medieval and Tudor periods, along with more Minimalist contemporary approaches. Its defensive characteristics are essentially decorative. The castle has a fine formal garden, which contrasts effectively with its striking setting on the edge of Dartmoor . The garden is noted for its Rhododendron s and Magnolia s, Herbaceous Border s, Rose Garden , Shrub Garden and circular Croquet lawn. The property was given to the National Trust in 1974 and was the first 20th-century property the Charity acquired. EXTERNAL LINK |