Gardens · South Wales
Pen-y-clawdd Court
Pen-y-clawdd Court — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Pen-y-clawdd Court is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Pen-y-Clawdd Court is a Grade I listed country house in Llanvihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales, situated 1 mile (1.6 km) to the southwest of the village off the A465 road. It is a Tudor manor house, which lies within the bailey of what was Pen y Clawdd Castle, and is thought to date from circa 1625.
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Background
History
The remains of an adjoining Norman motte and bailey castle known as Penyclawdd Castle are still discernible. Its history is not well documented, but it is thought to date from the late 11th century when Roger de Hastings was building castles in the area. According to the Inquisito post mortem of 1349, conducted during the 22nd year of the reign of Edward III, the manor at the time was in the possession of Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke. The current house probably dates from the early 16th century, and began as a heavily timber-framed structure, but underwent major restructuring between about 1610 and 1625. A wing with a stair tower was added, though it is possible that the other…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8752, -3.0033
- Address
- Llanvihangel Crucorney, Wales
- Established
- 1625
Sources
- wikidata: Q17741374 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pen-y-Clawdd Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pen-y-clawdd Court?
- Pen-y-clawdd Court is in South Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.8752°, -3.0033°.
- When was Pen-y-clawdd Court built?
- Pen-y-clawdd Court dates to 1625.