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The Ivy Tower

Crickhowell, Powys, Wales

A Grade II* listed building in Crickhowell, Powys, designated on 19 July 1963.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of The Ivy Tower, Crickhowell, Powys, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II*
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
19 July 1963
Community
Crickhowell
Unitary authority
Powys
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.85820, -3.13727
Cadw reference
7265

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Beside the road, in front of the Wardens Cottage and L-plan range.

History

Remains of a C14 tower formerly part of an outer gateway to Crickhowell Castle; considerable late C18/early C19 Picturesque alterations to a folly.

Exterior

Rounded right-hand rubble tower survives to a height of 2-storeys, later crenellated parapet with plain copings. Variuos openings including one medieval window facing the road with semicircular head over paired cusped lights.

Crenellated wall adjoins to left with similar window and boarded door; low remains of left hand gate tower now forms garden wall to Warden's cottage. Small section of contemporary rubble wall with jamb stone beyond the right hand tower.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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