Enclosure castle known as Triermain Castle - Waterhead - List Entry

  • Description

    "....The monument includes the upstanding and buried remains of Triermain medieval enclosure castle. It is situated immediately to the east of Triermain Farm and stands on a small glacial mound in the midst of a wide valley. The castle was quadrangular in plan with towers on the east and west sides. It was surrounded by a curtain wall and flanked by a moat. The upstanding remains of the monument include the ruins of an internal building and a fragment of the gatehouse to the west. The castle was built with material from Hadrian's Wall which runs c.1km to the south. The mound upon which it stands is littered with grass-covered rubble which represents the tumble from the monument's walls. The main internal building measured c.22m by 21m but its only upstanding fragment is a corner which still stands to almost its full height....."
  • Owner

    Historic England
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    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1014876
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    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 1 year, 5 months ago
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