Croft Castle, with roots traced back to 1085, shares ties with neighboring estates, like the Mortimers of Wigmore and Ludlow. The bond with the Welsh Glyndŵr lineage, forged through the marriage of Sir John de Croft to one of Owain Glyndŵr's daughters, brought forth the adoption of the Welsh Wyvern crest - a wounded black dragon. This emblem, seen as an allusion to their Glyndŵr heritage, remains a notable part of the family's history.
To set the record straight, it's crucial to remember that the Croft family were in close association with the Mortimers of Wigmore and Ludlow, a bond forged near the site of the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross, fought on Croft land in 1461. Sir John de Croft married Janet, one of Owain Glyndŵr's daughters, integrating the wyvern into the Croft family's crest in the 15th century. The manor house is a quadrangular stone structure around a central courtyard with round corner towers, and it remains one of the first examples of medieval revival.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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