What is recorded here

Restormel Castle is a Norman motte and bailey in Cornwall where a circular stone shell keep now crowns the earth mound. Built in the 13th century from local slate and granite, it replaced or augmented earlier timber defences to command the River Fowey valley near Lostwithiel. Its ditch, ramparts and keep remain substantially intact, preserving the shape of a medieval stronghold that may have echoed with guards, administrators and frightened travellers long before it became a monument.

The National Heritage List for England records Restormel 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.

Restormel Castle was built by the de Restormel family in the 12th century and later held by the Earls of Cornwall. It is important as a well-preserved example of medieval military architecture and as a historical landmark associated with the region's feudal history.

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