Episode 1 of 3
Arrival at Powderham Castle
- When
- 1892
- Where
- Powderham Castle
Timothy arrived at Powderham Castle in 1892 after retiring from naval service, taken in by the Earl of Devon.
The tortoise served as a mascot on navy vessels until 1892. After this service, she retired to live on dry land. She was taken in by the Earl of Devon at his home, Powderham Castle, marking the start of her long residence there.
Sources
- Timothy (tortoise) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-18
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.