Introduction
Tythegston Court comprises a small landscape park and garden contemporary with the remodelling of the house in the late-18th century. There are later additions and alterations to the garden including the planting of yew hedges in the late-19th century and a mid-20th-century rose garden.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
0300 0256000Website
https://cadw.gov.wales/Access contact details
Private no visitor access
Other Websites
- History
Period
- 18th Century (1701 to 1800)
- Late 18th Century (1767 to 1800)
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Gm)15(BRI)
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: gate piers
- Grade: II
Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: The house incorporates a medieval tower.
- Rose Garden
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Extant
Civil Parish
Merthyr Mawr
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Tythegston Court' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Glamorgan} (Cardiff: Cadw, 2000), pp. 20-2 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Glamorgan
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'Tythegston Court, Garden, Tythegston ',