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Walled Garden at Moynes Court

A Grade II Listed Building in Mathern, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6151 / 51°36'54"N

Longitude: -2.6945 / 2°41'40"W

OS Eastings: 352010

OS Northings: 190929

OS Grid: ST520909

Mapcode National: GBR JL.9GXY

Mapcode Global: VH87T.7NWP

Plus Code: 9C3VJ884+36

Entry Name: Walled Garden at Moynes Court

Listing Date: 10 October 2000

Last Amended: 10 October 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 24099

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300024099

Location: About 10m southeast of Moynes Court approached up a lane off the road through Mathern immediately to the south of the M48.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Chepstow

Community: Mathern (Matharn)

Community: Mathern

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

A rectangular garden, originally probably a formal parterre, which probably dates from soon after the building of Moynes Court in 1610-12. Probably built by Bishop Godwin of Llandaff when he moved to Moynes Court from his nearby residence of Mathern Palace. It now belongs to the smaller section of Moynes Court (No 2).

Exterior

Garden walls in a square to the southeast of Moynes Court and now a part of No 2. Rubble stone walls about 2m in height with a half round coping.

Interior

The internal face of the walls is as the outside. The garden contains a possibly C18 stone sundial.

Reasons for Listing

Included for group value with Moynes Court and as a part of the historic ensemble.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II* Moynes Court, Nos 1 and 2
    About 300m west of the Church of St Tewdric approached up a lane off the road through Mathern immediately to the south of the M48.
  • II* Gatehouse at Moynes Court
    About 250m west of the Church of St Tewdric approached up a lane off the road through Mathern immediately to the south of the M48.
  • II Moynes Cottage
    About 30m south west of Moynes Court approached up a lane off the road through Mathern immediately to the south of the M48.
  • II The Tithe Barn
    About 50m southeast of Moynes Court approached up a lane off the road through Mathern immediately to the south of the M48.
  • II The Tithe Barn
    About 50m southeast of Moynes Court approached up a lane off the road through Mathern immediately to the south of the M48.
  • I Mathern Palace
    In the centre of Mathern village about 50m south west of the Church of St Tewdric.
  • I Church of St Tewdric
    In the centre of Mathern village.
  • II Courtyard House at Mathern Palace
    In the centre of Mathern village about 50m south of the Church of St Tewdric.

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