Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
07/05/1997
Date of Amendment
07/05/1997
Name of Property
Monument at Hean Castle
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Locality
Hean Castle Estate
Location
Located to the SW of Hean Castle, on the right hand side of the main approach from the W gate. The column stands in front of a little gazebo set into an earth mound.
Broad Class
Commemorative
Exterior
A monument in the form of a Tuscan column. It commemorates Lady Anne, d.1902, wife of Sir William Thomas Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr. The same lady is commemorated in the E window of St Issell's Church (with portrait). The inscription informs us that Lady Lewis was descended from a family eminent in the South Wales steam-coal trade.
Freestanding column about 0.6 m diameter and about 7 diameters in height, with Attic base, all in polished red granite It stands on a limestone base: a block carrying the inscription on the E side, on a plinth and three rock-faced steps.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine monument and for its group value with Hean Castle.
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