'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. 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.

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 Unpublished material from the Huntington excavations of the 1970's is revealed for the first time in print together with some Victorian pictures of the site.

History Of Kington Castle Between 1066 And 1216 When It Was Destroyed And Huntington Castle Between 1066 And 1416 With Footnotes To The Original Sources. Includes Genealogical Data On The Ports, Braoses, Bohuns And Mortimers. Detailed Description Of The Tenurial History And The Castle Sites And Their Development As Head Of Kington Barony, With 27 Black And White Photos 3 Maps, 2 Genealogical Tables And 3 Plans. Overview; Follows the story of Kington from the time of King Harold II in 1066 to the first town and castle's destruction in 1216. The centre of the barony was then moved to Huntington castle. History; 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 'five 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.

The new Huntington castle proved to be a bone of contention with the Welsh in the latter thirteenth 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. Genealogy; Deals with the problems of early Port genealogy and the thirteenth century Braose, Bohun and Mortimer claimants to the barony. Archaeology; 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 togetehr with some Victorian pictures of the site. The tower of Kington church is also examined and the intriguing possibility explored that it is made from the old keep of Kington castle.

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.