Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Mount
Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 August 1991
- Locality
- Pen-y-Maes
- Community
- Holywell
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.27581, -3.20377
- Cadw reference
- 516
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Exterior
516
Set back from the road on the hill; opposite the junction with Wood Lane.
Probably early to mid C19 and contemporary with Glyn Abbott to which it is said to have been the Gardener's Cottage. 2-storeys; octagonal block sited at the N corner of largely modern ranges forming a square block to the rear. The unusual octagonal part is composed of sides of unequal width. Coursed rubble with plinth, band course between floors and an advanced parapet, said to be crenellated but now concealed behind modern eaves boarding and polygonal slate roof; octagonal stone chimney stack. windows (some casement) set in splayed recesses; those to 1st floor are 3 and 6-pane, some with mullion. The ground floor has 3 and 9-pane windows, the broader of which are set on alternate sides. Round arched headed doorway to NE with 6-panel door and 5-pane fanlight. Pebbledash modernised block with rubble plinth that is contemporary with the octagonal block; 1-small-pane casement retained. Gable and porch to SE side; gabled S end.
Listed for the special intrest of the unusual former estate building and for its historical associations with Glyn Abbot.
Reference: Information from the occupiers.
Nearby in the register
- Glyn AbbotDomesticunder 1 mi
- Panton HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- The WoodlandsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Groed Onen WindmillIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.