Trostrey

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51°44′03″N 2°55′42″W / 51.73423°N 2.9284°W / 51.73423; -2.9284

Trostrey (Welsh: Trostre) is a small hamlet and parish in Monmouthshire, in southeast Wales located about 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) north/northwest of Usk.

History

Excavations at the castle in 2000 found evidence of burial cairns from the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.[1] An 11th-century earthen motte-and-bailey castle was replaced in the 13th century by a small stone fort.[2] A manor house, Trostrey Court stands 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) east of the village.[2] The Church of St David is dedicated to St David.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ "TROSTREY CASTLE EXCAVATIONS - Coflein". www.coflein.gov.uk.
  2. ^ a b c Newman 2000, pp. 582–3.

References

  • Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.