Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ackill House
Presteigne, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Presteigne, Powys, designated on 28 November 1950.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 28 November 1950
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.28640, -3.04296
- Cadw reference
- 8934
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 180 Knighton (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Reached by irregular route from the main road above Rock Bridge between Presteigne and Dolley Green.
Exterior
In its own grounds, early C19 front to double-pile house of earlier origins. 2 storeys, coursed rubble blocks, hipped slate roof, end stacks, wide eaves. 3 widows, sashes with glazing bars in flush frames, later splayed bays flank central entrance, arched hood on simple columns, arched fanlight over half-glazed doors.
Side elevation with 2 storey splayed bay, rear range with pagoda roof to bell-cote.
Nearby in the register
- Upper Dolley HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Courtyard Ranges at Upper Dolley HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dolley FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Dairy Building at Home Farm, Norton ManorAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.