Welsh Bicknor Courtfield
Has been described as a Possible Fortified Manor House
There are masonry ruins/remnants remains
| Name | Welsh Bicknor Courtfield |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Herefordshire |
| Modern Authority | Herefordshire |
| 1974 Authority | Hereford and Worcester |
| Civil Parish | Welsh Bicknor |
King writes of Courtfield 'Nothing known of castle mentioned by Moore' which is also listed by Harvey. Courtfield House is at the ref given. SMR record (no 33643) reads "What is called the Mansion was built in 1805 on the site of an older house, by William and Teresa Vaughan. There are two blocks to the north and south which are earlier. Henry V was said to have been nursed here, possibly by Lady Margaret Montague. A church was built in C19 which destroyed part of the earlier buildings." This is in a naturally strongly defended loop of the River Wye and is almost certainly the site meant by Moore. It is clearly a high status medieval site and, therefore, probably had some fortification. There is also an extremely large mound at SO591181. Of which SMR writes "From geology maps likely to be natural. Does Cwrt name mean it has been used after." (SMR no 10671).
Not scheduled
This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law
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County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SO597174 |
| Latitude | 51.8544006347656 |
| Longitude | -2.58605003356934 |
| Eastings | 359730 |
| Northings | 217470 |
