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Tuthidy
Also known
as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Tehidy; Enthidy
In the
civil parish of Illogan.
In the historic county of Cornwall (Modern
Authority of Cornwall, 1974 county of
Cornwall).
Licence
to crenellate granted, in 1330, to William Basset for his 'mansum' in
Tuthidy, Cornwall. The site of a Medieval Manor House now occupied by
a later structure. It was documented as being fortified in 1330,
sacked in 1493 and rebuilt, and again rebuilt in 1736 and 1865.
This site
has been described as a Fortified Manor House;
Fortified Manor House : A high status fortified residence not
capable of withstanding an army but able to resist an armed band. They
are generally moated and have a gatehouse with loops and
crenellations. They tend to be sited with much less consideration for
tactical and strategic defence and with domestic considerations, such
as ease of access, to the fore. The difference between a small castles
and a fortified manor house is a subjective one and may well be an
artificial division in that for contemporary medieval citizens it may
not have existed. David King did not use this term and preferred the
term Strong House, since not all fortified high status houses were
manorial, but use of his term Strong House has not been widely adopted
possible because it is widely used as a synonym for bastle. Such
buildings did not require a licence to crenellate and having a licence
to crenellate does not mean a building was certainly fortified.
However, I have recorded all buildings issued a licence to crenellate
under this group since they clearly were at least intended to be [re]constructed
in a fortified style
The
confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing
visible remains.
A Royal licence
to crenellate was granted;
In 1330
July 23, Willielmus Basset was granted, by Edward III, (In year 4 of
his reign) a Royal licence to crenellate Tuthidy [Enthidy] (Tehidy)
The
wording of this licence is;
"Licence
for William Basset to crenellate his dwelling-house (mansum) of
Enthidy, co. Cornwall."
Granted
at Woodstock, by privy seal.
Original
source is
(In
fact, the original source given is usually a transcription/translation
of what are precious medieval documents not readily availably. It
should be noted that these transcription/translations often date to
the nineteenth or early twentieth centuries and that unwitting bias of
transcribers may affect the translation. Care should also be taken to
avoid giving modern meaning to the medieval use of certain stock words
and terms.)
Significant
later source are;
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Emery,
Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p695
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic
Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p409
The
Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SW647340
Sources
of information, references and further reading
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Books
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Emery,
Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p695
Higham, Robert A., 1999, 'Castles, Fortified Houses and
Fortified Towns in the Middle Ages' in Kain, R. and Ravenhill,
W., Historical Atlas of South-West England (University of
Exeter Press) p136-43
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic
Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p409
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Primary
(Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents -
This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should
be consulted for full references.)
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Antiquarian
(Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern
writers)
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