Introduction
The site is a beautiful and picturesque landscape park of around 1750-1780. It incorporates the remains of a medieval castle, small lake, two walled gardens, and fine sweeping drives. Lancelot Brown is known to have visited and to have admired it.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
441558825910Access contact details
The site is open daily throughout the year, with shorter hours in the winter months.
Directions
Owners
The National Trust
Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2NA
- History
Period
18th Century
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
Conservation Area
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Dy)12(CAM)
- Grade: I
Scheduled Ancient Monument
- Reference: Cm 29 Dynevor Castle
Site of Special Scientific Interest
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Dairy Cottage
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: dovecot
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: fountain in small formal garden
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: ice house
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: inner courtyard ranges
- Grade: II*
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: low stone wall and gates to ha-ha
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Old Dynevor Castle
- Grade: I
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: outer courtyard ranges
- Grade: II*
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Plas Dinefwr
- Grade: II*
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: St Tyfi's Church
- Grade: II
Features
- Mansion House (featured building)
- Description: The house was in existence by 1454, with later additions and modifications.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Ha-ha
- Fountain
- Dairy
- Description: Dairy cottage
- Dovecote
- Icehouse
- Ruin
- Description: The remains of the medieval castle.
- Lake
- Planting
- Description: There are two walled gardens.
- Kitchen Garden
- Description: Walled kitchen garden.
- Drive
- Key Information
Type
Landscape Park
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
House
Period
18th Century
Survival
Part: standing remains
Hectares
200
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Llandeilo
- References
References
- CADW, {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire} (Cardiff: CADW, 2002) 68
- Stroud, D., {Capability Brown} (London: Faber, 1975) 179-80
- Briggs, S., {Garden Archaeology in Wales} (Council for British Archaeology, 1991) 51-52
- Colvin and Moggridge, Landscape Consultants {Dinefwr Historic Survey}