Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Kitchen Garden Wall of Gileston Manor
St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Gileston, Barry, St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 3 September 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 3 September 2004
- Locality
- Gileston
- Town
- Barry
- Community
- St. Athan
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.39468, -3.41280
- Cadw reference
- 83123
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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)
- 1858 · 20. Bridgewater. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Lining the east side of the road opposite the boundaries of Gileston Manor and the Churchyard of the Church of St Giles.
History
Mostly C19 in construction but of several dates and possibly incorporating some earlier work. It fronts the former kitchen garden and orchard of Gileston Manor.
Exterior
Built of local lias limestone rubble with some dressed stone. Coped walls about 2m in height which runs for about 200m along the east side of the lane. North of the stable block (qv) the wall has a cock-and-hen coping.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as part of a fine estate group at Gileston Manor.
Nearby in the register
- Stable Block of Gileston ManorDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cheesehouse at Gileston ManorDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St GilesReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cross in Churchyard of Church of St GilesReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.