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Old Gweryfed, South Tower of Forecourt

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NPRN405973
Map ReferenceSO13NE
Grid ReferenceSO1827036516
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPowys
Old CountyBrecknockshire
CommunityGwernyfed
Type Of SiteTOWER
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
The southern of two towers set at the outer corners of the forecourt to Old Gwernyfed mansion (NPRN 405974).
A circular two stage tower. The walls are of rubble sandstone under a conical slate roof. The two storeys have separate entrances, both with Tudor-style doorcases. The upper storey is reached by a stair, originally roofed, rising behind the north-east forecourt wall. The tower is lit by two light windows. The upper storey has ten tiers of nesting boxes for doves.
The tower may originally have been a Tudor structure situated rather the north, before being re-sited and raised to its present height in the period 1600-1650.

Associated with: North Tower (NPRN 31242)

Source: CADW Listed Buildings Database (17051)
Parks and Gardens of Wales Register (Po5)

John Wiles 29.03.07