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Trematon Castle, Cornwall, England
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Trematon Castle

Cornwall, England

A Norman motte-and-bailey castle above the Lynher, retaining an oval shell keep, curtain wall and gatehouse; the site is now a private home.

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Current condition

Substantial Ruins

No Public Access · Admission: Unknown

Private home; not normally open to the public

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Record details

Trematon Castle, Castle Hill, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4QW

Norman motte-and-bailey castle with oval shell keep and gatehouse

Substantial medieval remains within a private residential estate

Post-Conquest origins; 12th-century shell keep and 13th-century gatehouse rebuilding

Scheduled Monument · 1004384

Heritage listing