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Trematon Castle - Cornwall | Financial Times

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Little Sitting Room, Trematon Castle .. photograph copyright Isabel and Julian Bannerman/bibleofbritishtaste @bibleofbritishtaste ..

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Trematon Castle by Isabel and Julian Bannerman

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Trematon Castle, Cornwall

Trematon Castle  is a motte-and-bailey castle that was built by Robert, Count of Mortain soon after the Norman Conquest on the remains of an earlier Roman fort. It is very similar to Restormel Castle, with a stone keep raised on an earlier motte. Although in ruins, much of the Norman walls remain standing, so that the original form of the Castle and keep are clear. The Castle has remained the property of the Earls and Dukes of Cornwall without interruption since 1270, when Earl Richard bought it for £300. When Sir Francis Drake returned from his circumnavigation voyage in 1580, he came into harbour in Plymouth, then slipped out to anchor behind St Nicholas Island until word came from Queen Elizabeth's Court for the treasures he had gathered to be stored in Trematon Castle. The horde consisted of gold, silver, and precious stones, mainly emeralds, the result of piracy from Spanish ships along the west coast of South America. Before being moved for storage in the Tower of London, the treasure was temporarily stored in the Golden Hinde. Trematon Castle overlooks Plymouth Sound near Saltash in Cornwall, England.