Book Description
'Wigmore Castle Tourise Guide' covers the history of Wigmore castle from its foundation by the earls of Hereford about the year 1070 until its excavation by English Heritage at the end of this century. Included is the full story of the Mortimer family of Wigmore and the many actions fought for the control of Wigmoreland.
The booklet concludes with a description of the ruins and a guide to the newly exposed remains. Many photographs, maps, tables and plans help to explain the complex development of the ruins. Above is the great curtain uncovered by the recent English Heritage work.
About the Author
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.
