Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Walls to Terraced Garden at Lower Dyffryn
Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in The Dyffryn, Abergavenny, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, designated on 19 October 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 19 October 2000
- Locality
- The Dyffryn
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Grosmont
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.90050, -2.82271
- Cadw reference
- 24154
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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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 215 Ross (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The garden lies to the W of house at Lower Dyffryn, overlooking the former medieval or Tudor fishponds.
History
Probably late C16 or early C17 terraced garden. A drain carries water under the garden to the fishponds, which suggests that the fishponds are contemporary or possibly earlier than the garden.
Exterior
Rubble stone with dry stone walls. Large terrace to W of Lower Dyffryn house, is bounded on S and W sides by a low wall, and to N by a higher wall. Below the terrace revetment wall are the remains of medieval or Tudor fishponds. In centre of N wall is a rounded alcove with a small central window overlooking the fishponds and the River Monnow below.
Reason for designation
Included as important remains of C16 formal walled and terraced garden . Group value with the house and listed buildings at Lower Dyffryn.
Nearby in the register
- Lower Dyffryn HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Granary and Cider House at Lower DyffrynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Shelter Shed at Lower DyffrynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Hay Barn, attached Corn Barns, and Pigsty at Lower DyffrynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.