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.

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, known to the Romans as Banna, was one of the 16 forts on Hadrian's Wall. Built in the 2nd century AD, Banna, as a site, continued to be used well beyond Roman occupation. 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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Latitude

54.99422° or 54° 59′ 39″ north

Longitude

-2.63503° or 2° 38′ 6″ west

Elevation

443 feet (135 metres)

Open location code

9C6VX9V7+MX

GeoNames ID

6286944

Wikidata ID

Q17672036

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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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