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Hilston Park

Pgds 20091017 152423 Hilston House2
Pgds 20091017 153046 Hilston House4
Pgds 20091017 153937 Hilston House5
Pgds 20091020 152612 Hilston House6

Introduction

Hilston Park is a 19th-century park and garden with some well-preserved features including an ornamental lake and a folly tower.

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
History

Period

  • Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
  • Victorian (1837-1901)
Features & Designations

Designations

  • CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales

  • Reference: PGW(Gt) 22
  • Grade: II

Features

  • Tower
  • Description: A circular stone tower which may predate the laying out of the park in the mid-19th century.
  • Ornamental Lake
  • Description: A sinuous artificial lake in the pleasure garden with two islands, both planted with trees and shrubs.
  • House (featured building)
  • Description: The original house, whose origins went back to the 16th century, burnt down in 1838. Mr Cave built a new house in Palladian style.
  • Earliest Date:
Key Information

Type

Estate

Purpose

Recreational/sport

Principal Building

Education

Period

Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)

Survival

Extant

Open to the public

Yes

References

References