Surveying the physical inheritance of the West Country's historical and cultural past, this book focuses on many fascinating examples from the monuments of earliest times to the industrial legacy of the past century. From castles to cottages, and from manors to monastries Michael Jenner takes the reader on a discerning tour behind the popular holiday images of Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, the Isles of Scilly, Somerset and Wiltshire.