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Courtyard Ranges at Upper Dolley House

A Grade II Listed Building in Presteigne (Llanandras), Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2819 / 52°16'54"N

Longitude: -3.0507 / 3°3'2"W

OS Eastings: 328421

OS Northings: 265386

OS Grid: SO284653

Mapcode National: GBR B4.Y7MM

Mapcode Global: VH76W.2XL1

Plus Code: 9C4R7WJX+QP

Entry Name: Courtyard Ranges at Upper Dolley House

Listing Date: 26 March 1985

Last Amended: 26 March 1985

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 8936

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300008936

Location: Approached down a side from Dolley Green and forming an L-plan group at the entrance to the house from W.

County: Powys

Community: Presteigne (Llanandras)

Community: Presteigne

Traditional County: Radnorshire

Tagged with: Courtyard

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Discoed

Exterior

Probably early C17 box-framed range to south, later rubble-walled range set into slope by roadside.
Outer rubble wall with 2 raked buttresses to right of full-height opening, corrugated roof, weatherboarded gable-end and courtyard front with remains of loft doors and asserted ground floor openings. Simple tie-beam roof inside.

South range is 2 storeys with stud and infill walls, upper storey above original wall-plates. Slate roofs with wide eaves, collar and tie beam trusses inside with later timbers to support raised eaves, rubble footings. Full-height openings through range G left of centre (formerly with doors to threshing floor?). Small upper openings, glazed vertical lights to E end only, W end incorporated into rubble range along road. The building is partly decayed.

Reasons for Listing

Group value.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II* Upper Dolley House
    Approached down a side road running south from Dolley Green and reached through a courtyard of outbuildings.
  • II Dolley Farmhouse
    Approached down a side road from Dolley Green and to the S of Upper Dolley House.
  • II Ackill House
    Reached by irregular route from the main road above Rock Bridge between Presteigne and Dolley Green.
  • II Church of St Michael
    Occupies an elevated position in the centre of Discoed, to the south of the castle mound.
  • II* Upper House
    Lies about 100 yards south of Discoed Church.
  • II Yew Tree Farmhouse
    Sited down the slope, quarter of a mile east of Discoed crossroads.
  • II Outbuilding at Yew Treet Farm
    Former U-Shaped range opposite the house; barn and stables survive.
  • II Upper Rowley Farmhouse
    In a remote upland situation near the western edge of the Presteigne Community Council boundary, to SE of Discoed.

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