Trematon Castle

Flowing from the right of the picture,under the viaduct, built by Brunel, 

the tidal creek from Forder Village empties into the River Lynher at low tide.

Just beyond the viaduct you can see Trematon Castle.

By about 1070, following the Norman Conquest in 1066, 

the first timber palisades and earthworks "motte and bailey" castle had been constructed on this site,

 to control the population of the surrounding area.

By the 13 century the timber had been replaced by masonry, as we see today.

This Google Earth image shows the classic layout of such a castle.

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