A History of Castles of Herefordshire and Their Lords

Forty-Two castles (or their ruins) are described in detail and their storied histories outlined. “The Western Borderland is perhaps as rich in monuments of the past as the Northern, and abounds in spots about which we may say with truth, We never tread upon them but we set Our feet upon some reverend history. But the memorials are hard to decipher, and certainly the traditions live no longer upon the lips of men. The peasant ploughs with stolid unconcern the site of some ancient camp or field of