Introduction
Hartsheath comprises a small 19th-century park with terraced and informal gardens, associated with an 18th-century house that was remodelled several times. There is a 19th-century kitchen garden with cross walks lined with old fruit trees.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
020 7259 5688Website
http://www.hha.org.ukAccess contact details
The site has some open days between Nay and September.
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(C) 21
- Grade: II
Features
- Ha-ha
- Description: This unusual ha-ha takes the form of a sunken passageway to conceal the servants.
- House (featured building)
- Earliest Date:
- Garden Terrace
- Kitchen Garden
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Hartsheath' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Clwyd} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1995), pp. 124-6 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Clwyd
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'Hartsheath, Garden, Leeswood',