Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gate Piers and attached Walls at entrance to Halkyn Castle
Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Halkyn, Holywell, Flintshire, designated on 31 January 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 31 January 2002
- Locality
- Halkyn
- Town
- Holywell
- Community
- Halkyn
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.23070, -3.18692
- Cadw reference
- 26200
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the N side of Halkyn Castle at the main entrance on the E side of the B5123 opposite the parish church.
History
Halkyn Castle was built 1824-7 by John Buckler, architect, for the 2nd Earl Grosvenor. Two driveways, with associated entrance lodges, were an integral component of the original layout of the park.
Exterior
Square gate piers of pecked stone with moulded caps. Flanking walls of coursed pecked stone and moulded copings curve outwards. They terminate in low square piers with moulded caps (missing on the L side), to which rubble stone boundary walls are attached.
Reason for designation
Listed for its contribution to the historic character of Halkyn Castle and village.
Nearby in the register
- Top LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old Church SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
- Lych Gate with attached Churchyard Walls at the Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.