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The Ivy Tower

A Grade II* Listed Building in Crickhowell, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8582 / 51°51'29"N

Longitude: -3.1373 / 3°8'14"W

OS Eastings: 321775

OS Northings: 218347

OS Grid: SO217183

Mapcode National: GBR F0.T4FT

Mapcode Global: VH6CH.KKTC

Plus Code: 9C3RVV57+73

Entry Name: The Ivy Tower

Listing Date: 19 July 1963

Last Amended: 25 September 1986

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7265

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300007265

Location: Beside the road, in front of the Wardens Cottage and L-plan range.

County: Powys

Community: Crickhowell (Crughywel)

Community: Crickhowell

Built-Up Area: Crickhowell

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

Remains of a C14 tower formerly part of an outer gateway to Crickhowell Castle; considerable late C18/early C19 Picturesque alterations to a folly.

Exterior

Rounded right-hand rubble tower survives to a height of 2-storeys, later crenellated parapet with plain copings. Variuos openings including one medieval window facing the road with semicircular head over paired cusped lights.

Crenellated wall adjoins to left with similar window and boarded door; low remains of left hand gate tower now forms garden wall to Warden's cottage. Small section of contemporary rubble wall with jamb stone beyond the right hand tower.

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