Trostrey

Trostrey
Trostrey
	St David's Church
	Trostrey Location within Monmouthshire
OS grid reference	SO 360 044
Principal area	Monmouthshire;
Preserved county	Gwent;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	USK
Postcode district	NP15
Dialling code	01291
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Monmouth;
	List of places UK Wales Monmouthshire 51°44′03″N 2°55′42″W / 51.73423°N 2.9284°W

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

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

References

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

[1] "TROSTREY CASTLE EXCAVATIONS - Coflein". www.coflein.gov.uk.

[FOOTNOTENewman2000582–3-2] Newman 2000, pp. 582–3.

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