Brief Description
This is an ancient site, where several phases of history are reflected in the layout of the grounds. These include a small park with unusual planting, a rare cob-walled kitchen garden of the early-19th century and interesting formal and informal gardens of the 1980s and 1990s within an early-19th century framework.
History
The estate had been in the Lewes family since 1720. In 1830 John Lewes demolished the old house and built most of the house which is the current principal building.
- Features
- House (featured building)
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- Kitchen Garden
- Description: There is a cob-walled kitchen garden.
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- Planting
- Description: There is a sunken water garden.
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- Arbour
- Description: Laburnum arbour.
- Avenue
- Description: Crab apple and cherry avenues.
- Sculpture
- Description: Inscribed Celtic Christian Stone.
- Authorities
Civil Parish
- Llanfihangel Ystrad
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- References
References
- CADW, {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire} (Cardiff: CADW, 2002)Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire
- Banks, R.W. (ed.) {The account of the official progress of his grace Henry the first duke of Beaufort through Wales in 1684, by Thomas Dineley} (London: Blades, East & Blades, 1888)An Account of the Progress of his Grace Henry the first Duke of Beaufort through Wales
- Archaeologia Cambrensis {Llanllyr} (Archaeologia Cambrensis, 1896) 119-25Llanllyr
- Palmer, C., David, P, Laidlaw, R., Historic parks and Gardens in Ceredigion, (Talybont, 2006) 60-62Historic Parks and Gardens in Ceredigion
Contributors
Caroline Palmer