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Oldcastle Hamlet/Manor

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 12378g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Crucorney
Unitary authority : Monmouthshire
NGR : SO325245
Site Type (preferred type first) : MEDIEVAL HAMLET / MEDIEVAL MANOR

Summary :
A small manor centred on Oldcastle Court and St. John’s Church clustered around the earthworks of a motte fortification.

Description :
An early gift from Hugh de Lacy, a small manor centred on Oldcastle Court and St. John’s Church clustered around the earthworks of a motte fortification, Oldcastle and occupied a rectangle of land from the River Monnow to the top of Hatterall Hill that now forms the eastern-most portion of Wales in the upper Monnow Valley (Procter 2018). Associated with Llanthony Priory.

Sources :
Procter, E. , 2018 , The topographical legacy of the medieval monastery: evolving perceptions and realities of monastic landscapes in the southern Welsh Marches

Events :

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Compiled date : 30-04-2020


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