Introduction
This site was developed in the 1970s for the Welsh College of Agriculture, the College of Librarianship and Coleg Ceredigion. The first two are now departments of the University. The grounds were planted by Mrs Aline Rodgers, with advice, plants and encouragement from Basil Fox and John Corfield of the University Penglais campus.
Terrain
windswept hilltop- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
The grounds are accessible at all times.
Directions
From the A44 in Llanbadarn go north up Primrose Hill, keep right, and turn right onto the campus.
Owners
University of Aberystwyth
Old College, King Street, Aberystwyth, SY23 2AXOther Websites
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW (Dy) 47 (CER)
- Grade: II*
- Key Information
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Education
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- CADW, Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire (Cardiff: CADW, 2002) Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire
- Thomas, M. and Corfield, J. {Aline Rogers - an Appreciation, Spadework, Vol 5,2} (1991), pp2-6 Spadework, Journal of the Cardiganshire Horticultural Society 1991, Vol5,2, pp2-6
- Palmer, C. {The Register, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire, A comment}. (Bull. Welsh Historic Gardens Trust, Summer 2003), p11 The Bulletin of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust
Contributors
Caroline Palmer