Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railings and gates to S of Llancayo House
Llanarth, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 18 November 1980
- Locality
- Llancayo
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Llanarth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.72165, -2.91653
- Cadw reference
- 2635
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
Situated across foot of front lawn at Llancayo House.
History
Earlier C19 screen of low railings dividing front lawn of Llancayo House from field beyond, either contemporary with the house, built before 1818 for Edward Berry, silk-merchant, or part of a remodelling in the 1830s.
Exterior
Iron railings on low ashlar coping with grey sandstone ashlar square piers each end. Railings have tapered finials and urn stanchions, matching centre gate. Piers have raised plinths, cornices and pyramid caps.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Llancayo House.
Nearby in the register
- Llancayo HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Mill building at Lower Llancayo FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding to E of Lower Llancayo FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Lower Llancayo Farm and attached outbuildingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.