Introduction
Pant-y-Goitre is a small, well-preserved 18th-century landscape park associated with a house situated on a rise above the RIver Usk. There are pleasure gardens with 19th-century planting and a recently renovated curving orangery dating from the early-19th century.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01443 336000Website
http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/
- History
Period
- 18th Century
- Late 18th Century
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Gt)10
- Grade: II
Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: In 1726 a Queen Anne red brick house was built on 16th-century foundations. A plain Georgian-style north block was added in 1776.
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- Orangery
- Description: The wood-framed, curving orangery was attached to the north block of the house. It has recently been renovated.
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- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century
Survival
Extant
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Pant Y Goitre' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Gwent} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1994), pp. 114-5 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Gwent
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'Pant-y-Goitre House, Garden, Croes Llanfair',