Rogerstone Castle (The Gatehouse Record)

Rogerstone Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Tribginlion; Castell Gwilym; William’s Castle

In the community of Rogerstone.
In the historic county of Monmouthshire.
Modern authority of Newport.
Preserved county of Gwent.

OS Map Grid Reference: ST27098780
Latitude 51.58460° Longitude -3.05436°

Rogerstone Castle has been described as a probable Timber Castle, and also as a probable Masonry Castle.

There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains.

Description

The earthwork that used to stand on this spot no longer exists and so there is no way of knowing exactly what it was. It was possible to find the site only because it is marked on the 1st edition 1886/1887, OS map of the area. Today all that is left is the overgrown and featureless mound. (Phillips)

Rogerstone castle, an ancient seat of the Morgans, is half a mile from Bassaleg: but few remains of the original structure now exist. The premises are in the possession of the Royal Mine Company, and occupied by a copper works. (Willet).

‘It was built by an ancestor of the Stradlings one of the twelve knights of fitz Hamon who assisted him in the conquest of Glamorgan. The Welsh called this castle Castell Gwilym’ (William’s Castle). (Morris)

Comments

Not in King's list of Masonry castles but may have had masonry according to some reports.

Sources of information, references and further reading

The County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) for this site is/are 00040g.

Websites (Gatehouse is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
- Jeff Thomas's Castles of Wales
Books
- Phillips, Neil, 2006, Earthwork Castles of Gwent and Ergyng AD 1050-1250 (British Archaeological Reports) p. 309-10
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 287, lxvi
  Morris, A., 1901, Handbook of the Geography and History of Monmouthshire (Newport: A.W. Dawson Ltd.) p. 89
  Willet, M., 1813, A Survey of the History, Antiquities, and Scenery, of Monmouthshire: with Glossary (Chepstow: The Cambrian Office) p. 191
  Barber, J.T., 1803, A Tour Throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire (London: T. Cadell and W. Davies) p. 195
  Coxe, W., 1801, An Historical Tour in Monmouthshire (London) Vol. 1 p. 70
Periodical Articles
- Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 112 p. 77-124
Other sources: Theses; 'grey' literature; in-house reports; unpublished works; etc.
- Phillips, Neil, 2005, Earthwork Castles of Gwent and Ergyng AD 1050-1250 (PhD Thesis University of Sheffield) Download

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