They were keen to secure this important strategic site on the border with Wales. Before 1086, very little is known for sure. We do, however, have a few archaeological discoveries to help us. Text extracts from Lyonshall 2000. 1st January 2000 Lyonshall Millennium Committee.
Traces remain to-day .
Despite the ravages of time , there are still some remnants of the old Lyonshall to be seen on the ground to-day. The most obvious are the remains of the Lyonshall castle, situated above the main road and adjacent to the church. Now only some remnants of stone walls and the moat surrounding the motte remain, all on private land at Castle Weir Farm. If you go along the public footpath through a wooden gate to the east of the church, you can see a part of the castle moat, safely fenced off, above you and to the left. In Lyonshall, it came down through Lyonshall Park Wood, passing Tramway Pool, where the horses pulling the trams were briefly unharnessed for water.