Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Porth-Mawr Gatehouse
Crickhowell, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade I
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 4 January 1952
- Town
- Crickhowell
- Community
- Crickhowell
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.86041, -3.13764
- Cadw reference
- 7158
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
Forward to the street and set into a long rubble crenelated wall now enclosing Porth Mawr house but formerly the castellated Herbert family mansion called Cwrt-y-Carw. Gatehouse adjoins side of house.
History
C15, late medieval.
Exterior
2-storey crenellated gateway set forward from the adjoining walls; early c19 picturesque alterations. Rubble masonry with dressed quoins, extensive creeper.
Battlemented parapet, small turret to ne angle, octagonal stone chimney stacl. 4-light window to 1st floor under hood mould, small stair light to right. Pointed arched entrance to ground floor with weathered mouldings, hood and stops; later pointed doors with strapwork panelling and openwork tops.
Interior
2-bay interior with c19 sexpartite ribbed vault with bosses; low rubble seats to either side, 6-panel door to right. Chamfered inner arch leading to house with 2 light window, square head and hood mould.
Reason for designation
A relatively rare example in wales of a late-medieval secular gateway.
Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Nearby in the register
- Porth MawrGatehouseunder 1 mi
- Porth Mawr HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Boundary wall running north from Porth Mawr Gate-house to Pen-y-dre LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Coach-house at Porth Mawr & adjoining boundary walls to SW end and NE to Gate-house on Brecon RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.