Truthwall

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Truthall; Tregewell; Tregewel; Triuall; Trithwell; Treyuthall

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

Site of the manor of Truthall, recorded in the Domesday Book. The manor house was granted a licence to crenellate to Ralph de Bloyou in 1335 and a chapel was licensed in 1387. Its site is said to be covered by the debris of West Wheal Fortune mine.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SW528324

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 425074

Books

Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p695
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) p47 [slight]
Russell, Vivien, 1971, West Penwith survey p75
Gover, J.E., 1948, The place names of Cornwall p645
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p410

Journal Articles

Henderson, C., 1957-60, ‘Ecclesiastical History’ Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall Vol3 p310-1

Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)

Calendar of Patent Rolls (1334-38) p77

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p67

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