Eaton Tregoz Big Field, Foy (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Eaton in Fy; Hole in the Wall; Eton

In the civil parish of Foy.
In the historic county of Herefordshire.
Modern Authority of Herefordshire.
1974 county of Hereford and Worcester.
Medieval County of Herefordshire.

OS Map Grid Reference: SO608283
Latitude 51.95181° Longitude -2.57179°

Eaton Tregoz Big Field, Foy has been described as a probable Fortified Manor House.

There are no visible remains.

Description

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)

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1309 Dec 14 (Click on the date for details of this licence.).

Sources of information, references and further reading

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 111877.
Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record.

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
Periodical Articles
- O'Donell, J., 1972, Herefordshire Archaeology News Vol. 25 p. 11-12
Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
- 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 sources: Theses; 'grey' literature; in-house reports; unpublished works; etc.
- The History Detectives. Carlton Production programme televised 31-8-2003. Dr John Samuels presenting archaeologist

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The bibliography owes much to various bibliographies produced by John Kenyon for the Council for British Archaeology, the Castle Studies Group and others.

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Minor archaeological investigations, such as watching brief reports, and some other 'grey' literature is most likely to be held by H.E.R.s but is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded here, or elsewhere, but some suggestions can be found here.

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