Tregoney Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Tregony

In the civil parish of Tregoney. In the historic county of Cornwall (Modern Authority of Cornwall, 1974 county of Cornwall).

Site of motte and bailey castle. The castle was built by Henry de Pomeroy on behalf of John, Earl of Cornwall, in the time of Richard I (1189-99). The castle was still standing in 1540 and the castle walls are mentioned in 1643. it was later pulled down and a manor house erected on the site. The final clearance of the castle mound and ditches took place in 1862. There are no visible remains. (PastScape)
There are no remains of Tregoney Castle and no way of proving which of either of the plans produced in 1848 and 1862 is correct. But whether it had a single or a double bailey, the area occupied, is probably exaggerated. (PastScape–ref. Field Investigators Comments-F1 NVQ 23-SEP-77)
It is also likely that whatever masonry building was on the site was a modest building of limited defensive capacity.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SW92294475

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 429927
Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record. In particular 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website, or elsewhere.

• Web site links
  • http://www.tregoneyhistory.co.uk/local.html
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, Index and Amendments to Mike Salter's English Castles Books (Malvern) p6
    Higham, Robert A., 1999, 'Castles, Fortified Houses and Fortified Towns in the Middle Ages' in Kain, R. and Ravenhill, W., Historical Atlas of South-West England (University of Exeter Press) p136-43
    Salter, Mike, 1999, The Castles of Devon and Cornwall (Malvern) p44
    Spreadbury, I. D., 1984, Castles in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (Redruth)
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p76
    Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
    Mackenzie, J.D., 1896, Castles of England (New York: Macmillan) Vol2 p18 http://www.archive.org/stream/castlesofengland02mack#page/18/mode/1up
    Polwhele, R., 1803, History of Cornwall (London) Vol1 p209-15 http://books.google.com/books?id=qEQQAAAAYAAJ
• Journal Articles
  • Thompson, M.W., 1986, 'Associated monasteries and castles in the Middle Ages: a tentative list' The Archaeological Journal Vol143 p316
    Preston-Jones, Ann and Rose, Peter, 1986, 'Medieval Cornwall' Cornish Archaeology Vol25 p135-185 http://www.cornisharchaeology.org.uk/documents/CA25-5s2.pdf
    Henderson, 1960, Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall Vol3 p455
    MacLauchlan, 1848, Royal Institute of Cornwall 30th report p22-3 plate xviii [plan]
• Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
  • Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p86
• Other sources, 'grey' literature, unpublished works, etc. (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
  • County Record Office Truro No X256/7 [A detailed contemporary description of the clearance of 1862, together with a plan]