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
24768
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/02/2001
Date of Amendment
14/02/2001
Name of Property
Wall and Gatepiers (known as Temple Doors) to Piercefield Park at The Wyndcliff
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
St. Arvans
Town
Chepstow
Locality
Piercefield Park
Easting
352236
Northing
196787
Street Side
E
Location
At the north end of Piercefield Park giving access to the A466 and the walks on the Wyndcliff.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Northern boundary wall of Piercefield Park built probably in 1828 when the Wye Valley turnpike was being constructed. This road cut off the Wyndcliff from the rest of the park and necessitated a new exit for the picturesque walk which ran along the crest of the cliffs from the house to the Eagles' Nest (qv) at the summit of the Wyndcliff. For further history of the estate see Piercefield House.
Exterior
Wall about 2.5m in height constructed of squared sandstone rubble. It runs for about 150m along the A466 and includes two large square gatepiers about 3m in height which have flat stone copings.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as an early C19 park entrance which is a significant component of the nationally important historic landscape of Piercefield Park
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