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Llwyn-y-gaer House, Tregare

Coordinates: 51°47′44″N 2°51′53″W / 51.7955°N 2.8647°W / 51.7955; -2.8647
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Llwyn-y-gaer House
"one of the largest and finest Monmouthshire farmhouses"
TypeHouse
LocationTregare, Monmouthshire
Coordinates51°47′44″N 2°51′53″W / 51.7955°N 2.8647°W / 51.7955; -2.8647
Builtmid 17th century
Architectural style(s)Vernacular
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameLlwyn-y-gaer House
Designated1 May 1952
Reference no.2062
Llwyn-y-gaer House, Tregare is located in Monmouthshire
Llwyn-y-gaer House, Tregare
Location of Llwyn-y-gaer House in Monmouthshire

Llwyn-y-gaer House, Tregare, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the mid 17th century, although with earlier origins. Described by John Newman as "one of the largest and finest Monmouthshire farmhouses of its period",[1] the house is Grade II* listed.

History

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The origins of the house are medieval, evidenced by its moated site, but nothing remains of the medieval structure.[1] The name translates as "the grove of the fortress".[2] The present building dates from two periods, of around 1630 and 1670.[3] Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan, in the third of their three-volume study, Monmouthshire Houses, describe Llwyn-y-gaer as "important" and include a photograph of an ovolo mullioned window.[4] The house was modernised in 1944 but reduced in size, including the removal of the porch, in further renovations in the 1950s.[3] It remains privately owned.

Architecture and description

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The house is of two storeys and is constructed of Old red sandstone rubble.[5] It is built to an L-plan. The interior has rooms with "impressive" period decoration,[1] particularly the plaster ceilings and fire mantels.[3] Cadw notes the similarity between the plasterwork and that found at The Artha, Tregare.[3] Llwyn-y-gaer is a Grade II* listed structure.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Newman 2000, p. 575.
  2. ^ "Llwyn-y-gaer - Raglan Wales UK Domesday Site". rlhg.wikifoundry.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Cadw. "Llwyn-y-gaer House (Grade II*) (2062)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ^ Fox & Raglan 1994c, p. 93.
  5. ^ "Llwyn-y-gaer, Tregare (45115)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

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