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Wall N of Tretower Court Barn

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine (Llanfihangel Cwm Du gyda Bwlch a Chathedin), Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8837 / 51°53'1"N

Longitude: -3.1837 / 3°11'1"W

OS Eastings: 318623

OS Northings: 221231

OS Grid: SO186212

Mapcode National: GBR YY.RJY6

Mapcode Global: VH6C8.RXRB

Plus Code: 9C3RVRM8+FG

Entry Name: Wall N of Tretower Court Barn

Listing Date: 21 October 1998

Last Amended: 21 October 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20659

Building Class: Miscellaneous

ID on this website: 300020659

Location: On E side of minor road through Tretower immediately N of Tretower Court Barn.

County: Powys

Community: Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine (Llanfihangel Cwm Du gyda Bwlch a Chathedin)

Community: Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine

Locality: Tretower

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Wall

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History

Built probably c1480 when Sir Thomas Vaughan added the gatehouse and curtain wall to Tretower Court. The wall was part of a long range built opposite Thomas Vaughan's entrance to Tretower Court, which survives in a shortened form as Tretower Court Barn. The range perhaps comprised a dwelling for retainers and stables. At the N end of the original building a wall, embattled and incorporating a main gateway and a postern, spanned the road and linked with a boundary wall on the opposite side.

Exterior

Rubble sandstone wall approximately 12m long, 2m high and 0.8m thick. One tall narrow breather has a splayed reveal.

Reasons for Listing

Included for group value with Tretower Court, a medieval house of national importance.

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  • II Church of St John the Evangelist
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  • II Ty Llys
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  • II Church Hall
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  • II Boundary Wall SE of Tretower Court
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