Introduction
A large 19th-century park of pre-19th-century origin forms the setting to the grand mid-19th-century mock castle, set on a terrace above the River Wye with views to the Black Mountains. The internal layout of the kitchen garden survives, including ornamental espalier railings, box hedging and ancient fruit trees. Mid-20th-century additions include terraced gardens whose layout reflects lost parts of the building.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01443 336000
- History
Period
- Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Po)18(POW)
- Grade: II*
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Gate Lodge
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Gate piers, gates and screen, east drive
- Grade: II
Features
- Castle (featured building)
- Description: Mock castle
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Terrace
- Kitchen Garden
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Glasbury
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Maesllwch Castle' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Powys} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1999), pp. 170-5 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Powys
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'Maesllwch Castle, Garden, Glasbury',