Henry Fownes Luttrell (died 1780)
Henry Fownes Luttrell, of Dunster Castle, Somerset, was High Sheriff of Somerset from 1754 to 1755 and a Member of Parliament for the borough of Minehead from 1768 to 1774.
Portrait of Henry Fownes Luttrell, National Trust, Dunster Castle
Margaret Luttrell (1726–66), Mrs Henry Fownes Luttrell, painted by Richard Phelps
Dunster Castle, which Henry Fownes Luttrell remodelled. He also altered the grounds considerably.
Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period. After the Norman Conquest of England in the 11th century, William de Mohun constructed a timber castle on the site as part of the pacification of Somerset. A stone shell keep was built on the motte by the start of the 12th century, and the castle survived a siege during the early years of the Anarchy. At the end of the 14th century the de Mohuns sold the castle to the Luttrell family, who continued to occupy the property until the late 20th century.
Dunster Castle
The 14th-century Great Gatehouse; when first built, the Lower Ward on the right would have been at the same height as the gateway
Original 13th-century gate, bound in iron
The castle in 1733, showing the then recently planted New Way, the mansion (l), Great Gatehouse (c) and stables (r). The motte, with the summer house, is visible in the background