Introduction
Landshipping was a mid-17th century house, ruined by 1811 and demolished soon after. There are well-preserved earthwork remains of the large and complex 17th-century formal garden with terraces, ponds and paths. There are also two extant walled gardens adjacent to the former house.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Dy)35(PEM)
- Grade: II*
Scheduled Ancient Monument
- Reference: Pe 454
Style
Formal
Features
- Mansion House (featured building)
- Description: The new mansion replaced the 17th century house. The new house is now a ruin.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Terrace
- Description: Series of earthwork terraces which create five main levels of the garden.
- Pond
- Description: Two formal ponds. Three further ponds have been identified from aerial photographs.
- Key Information
Type
Formal Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Agriculture And Subsistence
Survival
Part: ground/below ground level remains
Hectares
4
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Martletwy
- References
References
- CADW, {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire} (Cardiff: CADW, 2002) 240
- Lloyd, T., {The lost houses of Wales} (SAVE Britain's Heritage, 1986) 68
- Jones, F., {Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their Families} (Newport: Brawdy Books, 1996) 102-3
- {Landshipping, Tithe Award Survey and Schedule of Apportionments} (1845)