Introduction
The informal gardens of lawns, woodland and shrubbery at The Argoed are set in a magnificent position overlooking the Wye valley. They are largely 19th-century gardens but some terracing and the walled garden may date from the 17th century.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01443 336000Website
http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW (Gt) 49
- Grade: II
Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: The house has a 16th-century core, but was rebuilt in the first half of the 17th century and remodelled in the late-19th century.
- Earliest Date:
- Lawn
- Shrubbery
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'The Argoed' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Gwent} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1994), pp. 8-10 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Gwent
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'The Argoed, Garden, Tre-Gagle',