Kington and Huntington Castles, 1066 to 1298

Ports of Kington

Kington and Huntington deals with the history of the Ports of Kington until they revolted and lost their Marcher barony in 1172. There follows a description of the Young King's war in which Adam Port helped the Scottish army in their invasion of Northern England. From then on the history of this little '5 castle barony' continues with their Braose, Clifford and Bohun successors who eventually repositioned the castle at nearby Huntington after its destruction by King John in 1216.

New Huntington castle

The new Huntington castle proved to be a bone of contention with the Welsh in the latter 13th century and also between several contending heiresses and their husbands. Much attention is paid to the activities of the earls of Hereford, Gloucester and Roger Mortimer of Wigmore and their struggles for control of this castle and district in the bloody Barons' War of 1263-66.

Old and New Kington

Both castle sites are thoroughly examined and some comment is made on the contending boroughs of Old and New Kington and Huntington. Unpublished material from the Huntington excavations of the 1970's is revealed for the first time in print together with some Victorian pictures of the site.

British Castles Series

The first of the British Castles Series to be home-published was Clun Castle in 1994. This was a successful comprehensive history based solely on original Anglo-Welsh manuscripts. Since this 32 more followed making up the present collection in the British Castles Series. Professionals and individuals find them useful for their research and interest purposes in medieval history, archaeology, genealogy, and family and local history.