Keyp of Trematon Castle, Connalle?:

Publwhit for the Proprietors by W. Clarke New Bond S&J Carpenter Old Bond 5 Sep 2008.

TREMATON CASTLE.

prosecuting their first treacherie against the prince, with suteable actions towards his subjects, they seized on the Castle, and exercised the uttermost of their barberous crueltie (death excepted) on the surprised prisoners. The seely gentlewomen, without regard of sexe or shame, were stripped from their apparell, and some of their fingers broken, to plucke away their rings, and sir Richard himselfe made an exchange from Trematon Castle to that of Launceston, with the gayle too boote." Sir Thomas Arundel, one of the principal promoters of this rebellion, a younger brother of Lanherne House, married the sister of queen Catherine Howard, and was a privy-counsellor of Edward VI.; but from his attachment to the lord protector, with him he lost his head.

Trematon Castle occupies the summit of a high hill, at a small distance to the west of St. Stephen's. The remains of this once formidable structure are still very considerable, and when seen from the east have an aspect of great boldness and grandeur. From some points the tufted scenery which surrounds it, and the encircling ivy which envelopes its battlements, give it an air of picturesque beauty. The area, enclosed by the outer walls, is nearly circular, and contains somewhat more than an acre of ground. The walls are embattled, and are in many parts still perfect, though several massive fragments have fallen into the deep ditch which surrounds the whole fortress, excepting at the gateway: this is in good preservation. The entrance is under a square tower

TREMATON CASTLE.

supported by three strong arches, between which are the grooves for the portcullisses; this leads into the area. At the north-west corner stands the keep, consisting of a conical mount, considerably elevated, with a wall on its summit ten feet thick, and rather more than three times as high. The space enclosed is of an oval form, measuring about twenty-four yards by seventeen. This is now a kitchen garden, but was originally distributed into apartments; the entrance was by a round arched doorway, opening towards the west. On the north was a sallyport, and probably some buildings, the surface of the ground being in this part very uneven. The view from the ramparts commands a fine prospect of the Hamoaze, Dock, Mount Edgecumbe, and Maker Heights. A branch of the Lynher Creek flows near the foot of the hill.