Introduction
Late-16th-century garden walls and terracing survive at Kemeys House. The terraces are now grassed over and there are modern additions to one of them. The garden slopes below the terraces were an orchard in the 19th century and probably for centuries beforehand.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01443 336000Website
http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/
- 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 (Gt) 50
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Barn belonging to Kemeys House
- Grade: II
Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: A 16th-century house. A datestone of 1597 belongs to the barn north of the house.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Terrace
- Description: The terraces are now grassed over and there are modern additions to one of them.
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Extant
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Kemeys House' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Gwent} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1994), pp. 60-1 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Gwent