Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Outlying tower designed to complement Penrice Towers
Ilston, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Penrice, Swansea, Ilston, designated on 19 July 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 July 2000
- Locality
- Penrice
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Ilston
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.57413, -4.16316
- Cadw reference
- 23550
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)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To the south east of the main gates to Penrice park, built into the park boundary wall.
History
A detached item of military folly architecture dating probably from c1790, designed as a balance to the gatelodge known as Penrice Towers to give visitors to Penrice the illusion of passing through a romantic ruined castle on their entrance to the park.
Exterior
The outlying tower to the south of the gates is in similar masonry to that of Penrice Towers, with window-like openings in the masonry to front and to rear and a door-like opening to the rear.
Reason for designation
Listed at II* for group value as an integral, albeit detached, part of the design of a grade II* listed monument, Penrice Towers.
Nearby in the register
- Penrice Castle North-East Gates, Railings and PiersDomesticunder 1 mi
- Penrice Towers gate houseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The OrangeryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old Cottage in grounds of Underhill CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.