Triermain Castle was a castle near

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, England. Triermain, Cumbria (Trewermain, Treverman c 1200): 'homestead at the stone' (Welsh tre(f) y maen) 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.

History

Trierman was granted to Hubert I de Vaux by King

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in 1157. A manor existed on the site and in 1340, Roland de Vaux was given licence to crenellate his manor. the castle was constructed utilising stone robbed from

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. The castle was ruinous by the mid 16th century.

References

*Hugill, Robert. ''Castles and Peles of Cumberland and Westmorland. ''Frank Graham, Newcastle. 1977. pp. 179–180. {{coords, 54.994, -2.634, display=title Castles in Cumbria De Vaux family Brampton, Carlisle