Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Boundary Wall SE of Tretower Court
Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Miscellaneous
- Date of designation
- 21 October 1998
- Locality
- Tretower
- Community
- Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88292, -3.18398
- Cadw reference
- 20657
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
Butting SE corner of Tretower Court and facing a minor road to Heoldraw, with garden behind and modern wall to S.
History
Probably a C16 wall and later than the curtain wall walk of Tretower Court which it abutts. Formerly a stable had been built late C15 immediately behind where the wall stands. The wall was probably built when the stable, not shown on a 1538 survey, was demolished, possibly using reclaimed materials
Exterior
Rubble-stone boundary wall approximately 2.5m high and 12m long. Near N end is a doorway with 2-centred arch and continuous chamfer, with renewed boarded door. Above doorway is a continuous ledge where the wall steps in. Modern wall attached at S end.
Reason for designation
An integral part of the setting of Tretower Court and retaining a fine C16 doorway.
Nearby in the register
- Tretower CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tretower BarnBarnunder 1 mi
- Tretower Court BarnAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Tretower CourtHouse (domestic)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.