What is recorded here

Launceston Castle in Cornwall still carries a motte, bailey and shell keep, though much of the building has vanished. The earth and remaining stone mark a place of authority, defence and daily life, while absence keeps the story incomplete.

The National Heritage List for England records Launceston Castle motte, bailey and shell keep as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Launceston Castle motte, bailey and shell keep was built by the Normans in the late 11th or early 12th century and later held by the de Redvers family. It is important as a well-preserved example of medieval military architecture and as a key historical site in the region's Norman settlement and control.

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