Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Entrance gatepiers and walls to Glan-Honddu
Honddu Isaf, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandefaelog Fach, Brecon, Honddu Isaf, Powys, designated on 16 February 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 February 2005
- Locality
- Llandefaelog Fach
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Honddu Isaf
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.97522, -3.41109
- Cadw reference
- 83676
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the W side of the B4520 some 650m S of the Church of Saint Maelog in Llandefaelog Fach.
History
Entrance gate piers and low walls to Glanhonddu, probably earlier C19.
Exterior
Gate piers and low walls, rusticated sandstone. Piers each have moulded plinth, frieze, moulded cornice, flat cap and moulded pedestal above. Raised rusticated cylindrical inner gatepost each side. Single wooden gate not original. Double curved low walls of rock-faced rusticated stone with moulded plinth and moulded coping. Outer piers similar to main piers but shorter.
Reason for designation
Included as prominent country house entrance gatepiers and wall. Group value with the lodge.
Nearby in the register
- Lodge to Glan-HondduDomesticunder 1 mi
- Glan-HondduNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Llandefaelog HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llandefaelog Fach MotteMotteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.