Triermain Castle
Triermain Castle was a castle in the civil parish of Waterhead, near Brampton, Cumbria, England. Triermain, Cumbria : 'homestead at the stone' It is featured in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's famous poem "Christabel" where the changeling Geraldine is apparently the daughter of Sir Roland de Vaux of Triermain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Enclosure castle known as Triermain Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Banna and Leahill Turret.
Banna
Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birdoswald Roman Fort was known as Banna in Roman times, reflecting the geography of the site on a triangular spur of land bounded by cliffs to the south and east commanding a broad meander of the River Irthing in Cumbria below. Banna is situated 1¼ miles east of Triermain Castle.
Leahill Turret
Historic site
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Leahill Turret is a typical example of one of the lookout towers located between the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria, located on the Lanercost Road near Banks, Parish of Waterhead. Leahill Turret is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Triermain Castle.
Milecastle 49
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 49 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 49 is situated 1½ miles east of Triermain Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Banks and Gilsland.
Banks
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW. Banks is situated 2 miles southwest of Triermain Castle.
Gilsland
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 2½ miles east of Triermain Castle.
Lanercost
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the Cumberland local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall. Lanercost is situated 3 miles southwest of Triermain Castle.
Triermain Castle
- Categories: enclosure castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Waterhead, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Triermain Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Triermain Castle”
- Swedish: “Triermain Castle”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Triermain Castle”. Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.