RESTORMEL CASTLE

Initally a wooden motte & bailey built in 1100 and then rebuilt with stone walls at the end of the 12th century. It has a large shell keep with the remains of buildings inside. It was in a state of ruin by the 16th century, but it was used for the last time during the Civil War.

English Heritage, open summer season.


Directions
Just north of the A390 near Lostwithiel.

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Larger photo of inside the keep