Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Arched entry Flanking Driveway at E.Side of Castle Hall House
Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 24 April 1991
- Locality
- Castle Halll
- Community
- Milford Haven
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71272, -5.01354
- Cadw reference
- 12911
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Single archway at former entrance to avenue leading to orchard on E side of Castle Hall estate.
Exterior
Probably early Cl9, repaired C20. The Castle Hall estate was extensively improved l804-l7 by Mr Benjamin Rotch, a Quaker from North America invited by Charles Greville to settle at Milford. Mr Rotch made "ugly slopes into pretty terraces, formed new land in front of the house" and other major garden works which are described in his daughter's memoirs.
Split stone arch ring in short section of red rubble wall with corbelled parapet. Attached square gatepier forward on right. Lower stubs of wall run back to low piers with pyramidal cappings.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items at Castle Hall.
Nearby in the register
- Stable Block at Castle HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Arched Entry to S.of Castle Hall HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Main Gateway & Flanking Walls and Terrace at Castle Hall HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Castle Hall LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.