Tregothnan
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(first build)
Lewis Vulliamy
| Tregothnan | |
|---|---|
 Tregothnan House, entrance front | |
  Location within Cornwall | |
| General information | |
| Location | St Michael Penkivel, Cornwall, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°14′07″N 5°00′21″W / 50.23527°N 5.00571°W |
| Client | Hugh Boscawen (first build) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | William Wilkins Lewis Vulliamy |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 28 February 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1141069 |
| Designated | 11 June 1987 |
| Reference no. | 1000655 |
Tregothnan is a country house and estate near the village of St Michael Penkivel, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Truro, Cornwall, England. The estate has for many centuries been a possession of the Boscawens, a prominent Cornish family, whose heads have held the title of Viscount Falmouth since 1720.
Location
Tregothnan is located on a hill overlooking an inlet of the Truro River. It includes many varied grounds and wooded areas beyond the immediate environs of the house.
History
The house and estate is the historic seat of the Boscawen family, Viscounts Falmouth. Tregothnan was acquired in 1334 (or 1335) by John de Boscawen when he married the heiress, Joan de Tregothnan.[1] The medieval house then had a courtyard plan with a prominent gate-tower.[2] The original medieval house was ransacked in the 17th century during the English Civil War.
The new house was built after 1650. This building was visited and described by Celia Fiennes, a cousin of Hugh Boscawen, the builder. In the 18th century, the house was the home of Admiral Edward Boscawen. In 1818, the house was enlarged by William Wilkins for the fourth Viscount Falmouth and in 1845–48 Lewis Vulliamy rebuilt it for the second Earl of Falmouth.[3]
In 1872 the land holdings of Viscount Falmouth, of Mereworth Castle, Maidstone, Kent, were listed in the top ten land holdings in Cornwall, with an estate of 25,910 acres (10,490 ha), 3.41% of the total area of Cornwall.[4]
Tregothnan is still managed by the Boscawen family today.
