A house dating back to the early 1700s once lived in by the 'real Robinson Crusoe' has gone up for sale. Minards House in Oreston, Plymouth, Devon, is said to have once been lived in by Alexander Selkirk, who experts believe is the man behind the fictional castaway. Written by Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe follows the life of a wealthy adventurer as he voyages around the world and eventually ends up shipwrecked. Minards House (pictured) in Devon which dates back to the early 1700s and was once lived in by the 'real Robinson Crusoe' has gone up for sale for £395,000
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House once in by 'real Robinson Crusoe' has gone up for sale for £395,000
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Minards House in Devon is said to have been lived in by Alexander Selkirk
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Scottish sailor once lived there after spending four years on desert island
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Abandoned on island of Juan Fernandez by his ship's captain after argument
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Experts say he may have been inspiration for Daniel Defoe's fictional castaway
In the early eighteenth century Minards House was a pub, and @placeholder supposedly stayed there for some time before heading out to sea again