Introduction
The Garth is a ruined house site and relict ornamental park. The highly ornate, early-19th-century house and stables, designed by John Claudius Loudon, were demolished in the mid-20th century. Remnants of the ornamental grounds include a terrace, two lakes and the remains of a kitchen garden.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Po)38(POW)
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Gates and gate piers to east of house site
- Grade: II
Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: The house was demolished in 1950-52 and is now little more than a pile of rubble.
- Earliest Date:
- Terrace
- Kitchen Garden
- Lake
- Description: Two lakes.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Agriculture And Subsistence
Principal Building
Agriculture And Subsistence
Survival
Part: ground/below ground level remains
Civil Parish
Guilsfield
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'The Garth' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Powys} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1999), pp. 68-70 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Powys
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'Garth, Garden, Guilsfield',