Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
7265
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/07/1963
Date of Amendment
25/09/1986
Name of Property
The Ivy Tower
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Crickhowell
Town
Locality
Easting
321775
Northing
218347
Street Side
Location
Beside the road, in front of the Wardens Cottage and L-plan range.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Remains of a C14 tower formerly part of an outer gateway to Crickhowell Castle; considerable late C18/early C19 Picturesque alterations to a folly.
Exterior
Rounded right-hand rubble tower survives to a height of 2-storeys, later crenellated parapet with plain copings. Variuos openings including one medieval window facing the road with semicircular head over paired cusped lights.
Crenellated wall adjoins to left with similar window and boarded door; low remains of left hand gate tower now forms garden wall to Warden's cottage. Small section of contemporary rubble wall with jamb stone beyond the right hand tower.
Interior
Reason for designation
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