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THE GATEHOUSE
The comprehensive gazetteer of the
medieval fortifications and castles of Cornwall
Tregothnan
In the
civil parish of St Michael Penkevil.
In the historic county of Cornwall (Modern
Authority of Cornwall, 1974 county of
Cornwall).
King
rejects this as cited by Oman in error. Oman cites this as a castle
listed by William of Worcester as in existence in his time (1478), but
King says this error for Tregony. Tregothan House is a Country house
constructed in 1650 and rebuilt in 1816-18 and 1845-48.
This site
has been described as a;
Uncertain.
This
site is rejected as a medieval fortification or palace.
This site
is a Grade 1 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 62907)
The
Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SW857416
Sources
of information, references and further reading
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Books
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King,
D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p77
Oman, Charles W.C., 1926, Castles (1978 edn Beetham House: New
York) p105
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