Introduction
The site has surviving earthworks, probably the remains of the Elizabethan gardens mentioned by George Owen. The remains consist of a raised walk and sunken, terraced garden, terraces to the north of the house as well as an enclosed garden with central pathway. To the west are the possible remains of a formal pond.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- History
Period
- Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
- Tudor (1485-1603)
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Dy)20(PEM)
- Grade: II
Scheduled Ancient Monument
- Reference: Pe 438
Style
Formal
Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: The house is now ruined. Parts of it date from the 13th and 14th centuries.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Earthwork
- Description: The gardens survive only as earthworks.
- Walk
- Description: Raised walk.
- Garden Terrace
- Description: Sunken, terraced garden.
- Pond
- Description: Possible remains of formal pond.
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Heritage Site
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Part: ground/below ground level remains
Hectares
1
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Merlin's Bridge
- References
References
- CADW, {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire} (Cardiff: CADW, 2002) 220 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire
- Whittle, E., {The Historic Gardens of Wales} (Cardiff: CADW, 1992) 15 The historic gardens of Wales : an introduction to parks and gardens in the history of Wales
- {Haroldston,Tithe Map and Schedule of Apportionments} (1830) Haroldston,Tithe Map and Schedule of Apportionments
- Foster, R.F., {Lord Milford's Estates} (1774) Lord Milford's Estates