What is recorded here

Trematon Castle stands near Saltash as a Norman motte and bailey from the early twelfth century, its circular stone shell keep built directly upon the earth mound rather than beside it. The castle commanded the River Tamar crossing and remained a military stronghold through the medieval period, translating earthen defence into hybrid stone and soil. Its ditches and outer court have largely vanished, leaving the motte and keep to mark the line where human ambition first bent the land to its will.

The National Heritage List for England records Trematon Castle, a shell keep built on a motte and bailey castle 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.

Trematon Castle was built by the de Dunstanville family in the 12th century and later held by the Courtenays, an influential Cornish noble family. It is important as a well-preserved example of medieval military architecture and as a historical site reflecting the region's feudal history.

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