Porth-Mawr Gatehouse, Crickhowell, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8604 / 51°51'37"N

Longitude: -3.1376 / 3°8'15"W

OS Eastings: 321753

OS Northings: 218593

OS Grid: SO217185

Mapcode National: GBR F0.SY2F

Mapcode Global: VH6CH.KHMN

Plus Code: 9C3RVV66+5W

Entry Name: Porth-Mawr Gatehouse

Listing Date: 4 January 1952

Last Amended: 25 September 1986

Grade: I

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7158

Building Class: Domestic

Also known as: Porth Mawr Crickhowell
Porth Mawr Gatehouse

ID on this website: 300007158

Location: Forward to the street and set into a long rubble crenelated wall now enclosing Porth Mawr house but formerly the castellated Herbert family mansion called Cwrt-y-Carw. Gatehouse adjoins side of house

County: Powys

Town: Crickhowell

Community: Crickhowell (Crughywel)

Community: Crickhowell

Built-Up Area: Crickhowell

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Gatehouse Fortified manor house

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History

C15, late medieval.

Exterior

2-storey crenellated gateway set forward from the adjoining walls; early c19 picturesque alterations. Rubble masonry with dressed quoins, extensive creeper.

Battlemented parapet, small turret to ne angle, octagonal stone chimney stacl. 4-light window to 1st floor under hood mould, small stair light to right. Pointed arched entrance to ground floor with weathered mouldings, hood and stops; later pointed doors with strapwork panelling and openwork tops.

Interior

2-bay interior with c19 sexpartite ribbed vault with bosses; low rubble seats to either side, 6-panel door to right. Chamfered inner arch leading to house with 2 light window, square head and hood mould.

Reasons for Listing

A relatively rare example in wales of a late-medieval secular gateway.

Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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II Porth Mawr House
At the junction of Brecon Road, High Street and New Road; enclosed behind medieval and later crenellated wall and reached by a short driveway N off New Road or through Porth Mawr gatehouse.
II Boundary wall running north from Porth Mawr Gate-house to Pen-y-dre Lodge
Enclosing the Herbert family castellated mansion, Cwrt-y-Crw, but now forming a garden wall to Porth Mawr House, some modern houses and Pen-y-Dre Lodge.
II Coach-house at Porth Mawr & adjoining boundary walls to SW end and NE to Gate-house on Brecon Road
Boundary walls flanking New Road, turns N at junction with Brecon Road and incorporates early C19 former stables and coach house to S of Porthmawr House.
II D.N.Stores
At the northern end of the street beyond the Cambrian Hotel, continuous with No 3 (no longer of special interest).
II Ashfield
On an elevated site at the bottom of Rectory Road on the corner with Brecon Road; reached by a short driveway entered between rubble gate piers and pointed wooden gates.
II NO.1 Llanbedr Road, Powys
Near the junction with Brecon Road, the western end of a splayed terrace stepped in the slope.
II NO.2 Llanbedr Road, Powys
Near the junction with Brecon Road, the western end of a splayed terrace stepped in the slope
II 5 High Street
Forward to the street on a narrow stretch opposite the Cambrian Hotel.

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Porth-Mawr Gatehouse

A Grade I Listed Building in Crickhowell, Powys