Introduction
Kilvrough Manor is a well-preserved 1770s and 1820s park and garden, with some fine deciduous and coniferous trees. The park contains a folly tower. There are also formal and informal gardens and a kitchen garden.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01443 336000Website
http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/Owners
Oxfordshire County Council
County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1NDOther Websites
- History
Period
- 18th Century (1701 to 1800)
- Late 18th Century (1775 to 1799)
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Gm)51(SWA)
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Kilvrough Manor
- Grade: II
Features
- Mansion House (featured building)
- Description: This substantial mansion is in classical style with a crenellated roofline.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Kitchen Garden
- Drive
- Planting
- Description: The Italian garden.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Extant
Civil Parish
Pennard
- References
References
- CADW, {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Glamorgan} (Cardiff: CADW, 2000) 176 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Glamorgan
- Newman, J., {The Buildings of Wales} (London: Penguin, 1995) 506-7 The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan
- Bradley, A.G., {In the Marsh and Borderland of Wales} (London: Constable & Co., 1905) In the March and Borderland of Wales
- Gwynn, D. and Muxworthy, P., {A Pictorial Journey Through Edwardian Gower} (Gomer: Llandysul,1989) A Pictorial Journey Through Edwardian Gower