Eaton Tregoz Big Field, Foy

Has been described as a Possible Fortified Manor House

There are no visible remains

NameEaton Tregoz Big Field, Foy
Alternative NamesEaton in Fy; Hole in the Wall; Eton
Historic CountryHerefordshire
Modern AuthorityHerefordshire
1974 AuthorityHereford and Worcester
Civil ParishFoy

Possible site of a fortified manor house. A licence to crenellate was granted in 1309. No trace of such a structure survives above ground.

Eaton Tregoz/Eaton-in-Foy (Hole-in-the-Wall). Local tradition of castle site. Reference in Kelly's Directory to the remains of a "strongly fortified castle", subsequently noted in 1867 as "the remains of some ancient building" at a site "now occupied by many cottages", may be attributable to a manorial building for which a licence to crenellate was obtained in 1309. Court Farm SO 609285 noted by O'Donnell as the traditional site of castle (O'Donnell 1972). (PastScape)

Gatehouse Comments

Considerable amounts of lime plaster were found on field walking in the 2003 History Detectives TV programme, suggestive of high status building. Suggested as fortified manor replacing Camp Field Motte and Bailey, possibly after 1309 licence to crenellate was granted to William Grandison. Eaton was a Domesday village which took the name of the Tregoz family, which was deserted possibly in C14.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSO608283
Latitude51.9518089294434
Longitude-2.57178997993469
Eastings360800
Northings228300
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Books

  • Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales Vol. 2 East Anglia, Central England and Wales (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) p. 476
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 212
  • Mackenzie, J.D., 1896, Castles of England; their story and structure (New York: Macmillan) Vol. 2 p. 102
  • Robinson, C.J., 1869, The Castles of Herefordshire and Their Lords (London: Longman) p. 49-51 online copy
  • Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol. 3 Part 2 p. 406 online copy

Journals

  • O'Donell, J., 1972, Herefordshire Archaeology News Vol. 25 p. 11-12

Primary Sources

  • Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1894, Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward II (1307-13) Vol. 1 p. 203 online copy
  • Rickard, John, 2002, The Castle Community. The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422 (Boydell Press) (lists sources for 1272-1422) p. 241

Other

  • The History Detectives. Carlton Production programme televised 31-8-2003. Dr John Samuels presenting archaeologist