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Montgomery Town Defences
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Trefaldwyn; Mungumery
In the community of Montgomery.
In the historic county of Montgomeryshire (Modern authority
of Powys, preserved county of Powys).
Remains of banks, ditches and, in parts, a counterscarp, define an irregular polygonal circuit, c.660m N-S by c.400m E-W, enclosing the medieval town and castle of Montgomery. The town charter of 1227 allowed the construction of town walls, however the first murage grant does not occur untill 1267. The initial circuit is thought to have been pallisaded, replaced by a masonry wall and towers from c.1279, this circuit being depicted as ruined c.1610
This site has been described as a;
Urban Defence.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.
A Royal licence
to crenellate was
granted in 1227 Feb 13.
This site is a scheduled
monument protected by law.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid
Reference is SO22279665
National Monuments Record number; 306412, 309053
County Sites and Monuments Record number; 50664 et al
Books
- Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p18, 27, 132, 152, 272
Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of Mid Wales (Malvern) p44
Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p149-50
Bond, C.J., 1987, 'Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Defences', in Schofield, J. and Leech, R. (eds) Urban Archaeology in Britain (CBA Research Report) p92-116
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p302
Barley, M.W., 1975, 'Town Defences in England and Wales after 1066' in Barley (ed) Medieval Towns in England and Wales (CBA research reports) pp57-71
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p217
Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol3 (London) p449
Journal Articles
- Jones, N.W. and Britnell, W.J. 1998, ‘Montgomery Town Wall: excavation and recording at Plas Du. 1995-97’ Montgomeryshire Collections Vol86 p5-15
Jones, N., 1998, ‘Montgomery. Town defences’ Archaeology in Wales Vol38
Gibson, A., 1990, ‘Kerry Gate. Montgomery’ Archaeology in Wales Vol30 p69
Gibson, A., 1990, ‘Montgomery Town Ditch. Montgomery’ Archaeology in Wales Vol30 p69
Jones, N.W. and Owen, W.J., 1988. ‘Montgomery Town Walls’ Archaeology in Wales Vol28 p73
Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol116 p71-132
Taylor, A.J. 1947. ‘Montgomery Town Walls’ Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol99 p281-3
O'Neil, B.H.St J. and Foster-Smith, A.H., 1940, ‘Montgomery Town Wall’ Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol95 p217-28
Guidebooks
- Lloyd, J.D.K. and Knight, J.K., 1981 2 edn, Montgomery Castle, Powys/Castell Trefaldwyn (HMSO) p24-7
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 Charter Rolls Vol1 p10
Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
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