Treago Castle

Has been described as a Certain Fortified Manor House

There are masonry ruins/remnants remains

NameTreago Castle
Alternative Names
Historic CountryHerefordshire
Modern AuthorityHerefordshire
1974 AuthorityHereford and Worcester
Civil ParishSt Weonards

Square fortified house which was formerly moated. Treago castle is said to have been extant in the reign of Edward II, but, though some of the walls may be of this age, the building itself presents no definite evidence of any work earlier than C15-C16. Interior alterations were made in C17 and in 1840 it was further modernised. (PastScape)

The manor of Treago has been held by the Mynors family since the early fourteenth century but, like Croft Castle Treago is bereft of documentation relating to its construction. The plain and four-centred arches are indicative of late medieval work as is the hammer-beam roof above the hall. More precisely, the outer walls reveal a considerable number of masons' marks and they are repeated on internal stonework where this has been revealed, as in the south cellar and the north-east bedroom. Identical marks occur on the walls of the Fountain Court lodgings at Raglan Castle built by William Herbert, earl of Pembroke, between 1461 and 1469, so that a similar date during the early years of Edward IV's reign is likely for the rebuilding of Treago. (Emery)

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
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Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSO490239
Latitude51.9113807678223
Longitude-2.74251008033752
Eastings349020
Northings223900
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Books

  • Shoesmith, Ron, 2009 (Rev edn.), Castles and Moated Sites of Herefordshire (Logaston Press) p. 254-5
  • Phillips, Neil, 2005, Earthwork Castles of Gwent and Ergyng AD 1050-1250 (University of Wales) p. 329 (slight) Download from ADS
  • Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales Vol. 2 East Anglia, Central England and Wales (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) p. 584
  • Salter, Mike, 2000, Castles of Herefordshire and Worcestershire (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 64
  • Cooper, Nicholas, 1999, Houses of the Gentry, 1480-1680 (Yale University Press) p. 93
  • Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p. 102
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 211
  • 1981, Herefordshire Countryside Treasures (Hereford and Worcester County Council) p. 78
  • Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p. 311
  • Pevsner, N., 1963, Buildings of England: Herefordshire p. 285-6
  • RCHME, 1931, An inventory of the historical monuments in Herefordshire Vol. 1: south-west p. 230-2 no. 3 online transcription
  • Gould, I. Chalkley, 1908, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Herefordshire Vol. 1 p. 230-2

Journals

  • Montgomery-Massingberd, H., 1985 Feb 9, 'Treago and its twin families' The Field p 40-2
  • Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 116 p. 71-132
  • Wright, T., 1855, 'Treago and the large Tumulus at St Weonard's' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 10 p. 161-7 online copy