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