Editing Trellech (section)

=== Tump Terret and Court Farm ===
[[File:Trellech - Tump Terret Castle Mound - geograph.org.uk - 473817.jpg|thumb|Tump Terret]]

Tump Terret is situated within the grounds of Court Farm to the southwest of the church.  It dates back to [[House of Normandy|Norman]] times, as the site of a small [[motte and bailey]] castle; traces of its surrounding ditch remain.<ref name="newman"/>  It was known to be in existence before 1231<ref name=castle>{{Cite web|url=http://www.castlewales.com/trellech.html|title=Tump Terrett Castle|website=www.castlewales.com}}</ref> and the castle was still extant in 1263, when it was mentioned in manorial documents. A local myth, commemorated on the sundial, was that it was a burial mound for those killed in actions between the forces of Harold Godwinson and the opposing Welsh.  A now-vanished [[summer house]] was built by the Rumsey family on top of the mound.<ref name=bradney/>

Trellech Court -- now the site of the farmhouse -- was the seat of a branch of the [[Seymour baronets|Seymour]] family until it passed to [[John Rumsey]] in the early 18th century.  The existing building is, according to Bradney, "a building of no architectural features", and dates from around the time of Rumsey's ownership.  It was converted into a farmhouse in the later 19th century.<ref name=bradney/>