Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Garden walls with lookout at Taltreuddyn-Fawr
Dyffryn Ardudwy, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 13 October 2006
- Community
- Dyffryn Ardudwy
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.80977, -4.10460
- Cadw reference
- 87511
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
Location
The garden lies to the west of the house. The walls separate the garden from agricultural land to the north and west, and divide the formal garden to the north of the house from the more informal orchard and shrubbery which lies to the west.
History
Difficult to date, but probably not later than the early C19.
Exterior
The walls are typical of the dry stone walls of Ardudwy, consuming field stone as well as marking boundaries. The western length incorporates a gateway through to the field beyond, and has a circular look-out with viewing platform approached by steps from the garden; this has low parapet wall, informally crenellated. There is a further gateway with simple strap iron gate in the wall between the formal garden and the orchard.
Reason for designation
Listed as characteristic Ardudwy field walls incorporating an unusual garden feature. Group value with the house at Taltreuddyn Fawr.
Nearby in the register
- Taltreuddyn-FawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gate piers, gates and boundary walls at Taltreuddyn-FawrNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Haybarn range at Taltreuddyn-FawrNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Lofted stable or cowhouse and cartshed range at Taltreuddyn-FawrNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.