Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gatepiers and attached Walls flanking main drive entrance to Roft Castle House
Gresford, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Marford, Gresford, Wrexham, designated on 3 June 1996.
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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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (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.