Brief Description
Late-16th-century garden walls and terracing survive at Kemeys House. The terraces are now grassed over and there are modern additions to one of them. The garden slopes below the terraces were an orchard in the 19th century and probably for centuries beforehand.
- Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: A 16th-century house. A datestone of 1597 belongs to the barn north of the house.
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- Terrace
- Description: The terraces are now grassed over and there are modern additions to one of them.
- History
Period
- Tudor (1485-1603)
- Contact
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Kemeys House' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Gwent} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1994), pp. 60-1Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Gwent