Striguil

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Striguil is the name which was used from the 11th century until the late 14th century, for the port and Norman castle of Chepstow, on the Welsh side of the River Wye which forms the boundary with England.

The name—which was spelled in various alternative forms, including Estrighoiel and Strigoil—probably derives from the Welsh word ystraigyl meaning 'a bend in the river'. In the medieval period the town which grew up between the port, the castle, and the priory church became known as Chepstow, from the old English or Saxon ceap / chepe stowe meaning market place.^[1]

[edit] Cas Troggy

As a result of confusion over references in Camden's Britannia, some early maps, such as those by Morden, wrongly used the name Striguil, or similar names such as Strogli, to refer to the small castle known as Cas Troggy. This is located on the northern slopes of Wentwood some 12 km west of Chepstow at Pen y cae-mawr near Newchurch, beside the old road between Chepstow and Usk. It was built around 1303 as a fortified manor house or hunting lodge by Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk, the lord of Chepstow Castle and the forest of Wentwood. It was probably abandoned shortly after Bigod's death in 1306.^[1][2][3]

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