Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gatepiers and attached Walls flanking main drive entrance to Roft Castle House
Gresford, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 3 June 1996
- Locality
- Marford
- Community
- Gresford
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.10064, -2.95899
- Cadw reference
- 17690
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the S side of Springfield Lane.
History
Probably built at the time of the construction of Roft Castle house, 1836-7 which was built by John Boydell, steward of the Trevalyn estate, for himself.
Exterior
Coursed and squared rubble, ashlar. Picturesque crenellated walls start with squared piers and then curve inwards towards the house and terminate with circular piers with low domed caps. Gates missing.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Roft Castle House and associated listed items.
Nearby in the register
- Pistyll BankDomesticunder 1 mi
- Roft Castle HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Courtyard Walls and three gazebos to rear of Roft Castle HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Myrtle CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.