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At one time the village consisted of barely ten houses. Three of them are cruckframed with 17th century alterations and of medieval origin. They are grouped around the circular churchyard, BOUGHROOD COURT, FORGE COTTAGE, and VILLAGE FARM. There were alterations in the 17th century and the FORGE has been recently extended and altered. |
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The Old Mill stands sentinel in the trees beside the river but has become dangerous to enter, though the old cogs and wheels are still in evidence. At the time of the corn harvest the children were allowed to "glean" after the reapers. The grain which the "Gleaners" collected was sent to the mill at Boughrood and the flour was made into bread. It is recorded that Charles Fowke (1802), one of 12 children, was a farmer, and possibly a miller, who lived at Boughrood mill. In 1838 it is recorded as "Boughrood Mill" and shown on the Tithe map of 1844 but not on the 1st ed., 1" O.S.map. It used water taken from above the rapids to drive the 14ft diameter water wheel. The building which was 3 storeys and built of stone, was dismantled in 1940 leaving only the water wheel, building and some cogs and gearing.
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he original castle was probably built by a younger brother of Cadwallon, Lord of Maelienydd, Einion Clyd, who was murdered in 1140, or his son Walter Fychan to whom Boughrood was eventually restored by the Bishop of Hereford. It was later held by the Gamage family and then the Walshes. A stone tower at Boughrood is recorded in 1205 and an excavation was carried out on the mound beside Castle Farm in 1966, expecting to reveal the base of a square tower keep. However, only fragments of mortar and 13th century pottery were found, all stones having been robbed, perhaps in 1800 when Francis Fowke erected a mansion on or near the castle site. Each of the four castles in the area was a day's march from one another, namely, Boughrood, Bronllys, Crickhowell, and Abergavenny. Francis Fowke senior, built the present Boughrood Castle, "a pleasant Georgian type house overlooking the River Wye", in 1817, close to the site of the old medieval castle. Eventually Richard Price died and the Castle was sold to pay the debt. CASTLE FARM was the Home Farm for the Castle for a time. |
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