Introduction
The layout of the mid-19th-century park at Llantarnam Abbey is almost intact. The structure and some of the layout and planting of formal and informal gardens survive around the house. The walled kitchen garden incorporates an orchard. Llantarnam Abbey is a practising religious house.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01633 867317Other Websites
- History
Period
- Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Features & Designations
Designations
Conservation Area
- Reference: Llantarnam (part of the site)
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Gt) 25
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: The Barn, Llantarnam Abbey
- Grade: II
Features
- Statue
- Description: Two life-sized statues of a pilgrim and a musketeer believed to date from the 17th century.
- Religious House (featured building)
- Description: The house stands on the site of a medieval monastery.
- Earliest Date:
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Religious Ritual And Funerary
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Extant
Hectares
32
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Llantarnam Abbey' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Gwent} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1994), pp. 80-2 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Gwent
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'Llantarnam Abbey, Garden, Cwmbran ',