Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gatepiers, Piers and Walls at Main Entrance to Tal-y-coed Court
Whitecastle, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tal-y-coed, Monmouth, Whitecastle, Monmouthshire, designated on 27 October 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 27 October 2000
- Locality
- Tal-y-coed
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Whitecastle
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.83041, -2.84358
- Cadw reference
- 24324
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)
- 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)
- 1896 · 233 Monmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Approximately 2km E of Llantilio Crossenny. Gatepiers are set back from on the N side of the B4233.
History
Designed c1882 by F.R. Kempson as part of the estate plan for Tal-y-coed Court.
Exterior
Gatepiers, piers and walls in coursed rubble stone. Circular gatepiers, some 3m high, have moulded stone caps and ball finials; ornamental wrought iron double-gates. The attached side walls curve forward to shorter circular piers with moulded caps (some 2m high) and the coping is swept down.
Reason for designation
Late C19 Gatepiers, Piers and Walls having important group value with the neighbouring Drinking Trough, Entrance Lodge and other listed buildings at Tal-y-coed Court.
Nearby in the register
- Drinking Trough and Wall opposite Main Entrance Gateway to Tal-y-coed CourtNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Lodge at Main Entrance to Tal-y-coed CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont-yr-ychain FarmhouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Forecourt Walls & Railings to W side of Tal-y-coed CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.