Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gatepiers, Gates and Boundary Walls at entrance to Penllyn Castle Main Drive
Penllyn, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penllyn, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 7 April 1989.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 7 April 1989
- Locality
- Penllyn
- Town
- Cowbridge
- Community
- Penllyn
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.47430, -3.47935
- Cadw reference
- 13435
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the south end of the village, immediately to west of Penllyn Church and Lodge Cottage.
History
Probably contemporary with the Church and Lodge Cottage, mid to late C19. A part of the improvements to Penllyn Castle and its surroundings which the Homfray family instigated between 1850 with the church and 1875 with the east tower on the castle.
Exterior
Freestone square piers with crenellated cornice and pyramidal caps with finials (similar to those on the gables of Lodge Cottage); blank coats of arms. Low iron gates. The abutting boundary walls are ramped down to either side and curve outwards. To left, continuing along the frontage of the churchyard including the gated entry, also with square gate piers, though these have cross-gabled caps, and to right, fronting Lodge Cottage, and ending at a further gate pier at the edge of the road junction.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as part of a group of well designed Victorian estate buildings at the entrance to Penllyn Castle.
Nearby in the register
- Lodge CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St. John the EvangelistReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Penllyn CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Great HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.