Castles of Ewias Lacy, 1048 to 1310

Barony of Longtown

Ewias Lacy continues the story of the barony of Longtown, covering the later history of the owning families of Geneville, Verdun, Furnival and Berghersh down to the castle's last defensive mention in 1403.

In depth examination of castles

The division of the barony is examined in detail and the power politics of late thirteenth century England explored. This is followed by an in depth examination of the castles of Walterstone, Rowlestone, Llancillo and Howton in Ewias commote which were in their time subsidiary to Longtown. The owning families of these sites, Turbervilles, Scotneys and Scudamores are also looked at, though their history is rather sketchy. The ruins of Llancillo keep is seen on the book cover.

British Castles Series

The first of the British Castles Series to be home-published was Clun Castle in 1994. This was a successful comprehensive history based solely on original Anglo-Welsh manuscripts. Since this 32 more followed making up the present collection in the British Castles Series. Professionals and individuals find them useful for their research and interest purposes in medieval history, archaeology, genealogy, and family and local history.

Paul Martin Remfry

Paul Martin Remfry, B.A., M.Phil., studied history at Aberystwyth University College of Wales between 1981 and 1984 and in 1989 obtained a Master of Philosophy Degree by Thesis on the Welsh Dynasties of Rhwng Gwy a Hafren (roughly equates to the old county of Radnor) and their Middle March castles.

Castles of Ewias Lacy

The Castles of Ewias Lacy, 1048 to 1310 by Paul Martin Remfry
Publisher: SCS Publishing, 1998
ISBN: 1899376372

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