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
26200
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/2002
Date of Amendment
31/01/2002
Name of Property
Gate Piers and attached Walls at entrance to Halkyn Castle
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Halkyn
Town
Holywell
Locality
Halkyn
Easting
320867
Northing
371065
Street Side
Location
On the N side of Halkyn Castle at the main entrance on the E side of the B5123 opposite the parish church.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Halkyn Castle was built 1824-7 by John Buckler, architect, for the 2nd Earl Grosvenor. Two driveways, with associated entrance lodges, were an integral component of the original layout of the park.
Exterior
Square gate piers of pecked stone with moulded caps. Flanking walls of coursed pecked stone and moulded copings curve outwards. They terminate in low square piers with moulded caps (missing on the L side), to which rubble stone boundary walls are attached.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its contribution to the historic character of Halkyn Castle and village.
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