NPRN86045
Map ReferenceSO02NW
Grid ReferenceSO0428428777
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPowys
Old CountyBrecknockshire
CommunityBrecon
Type Of SiteCOUNTRY HOUSE GARDEN
PeriodPost Medieval
Description1. Garden layout, boundaries, pathways & planting, of garden layed out within the northern portion of Brecon Castle (NPRN 92021), depicted on OS 1:500 Brecon Town Plan (1888); principal entrance on south, opening off Castle Square.
Incorporates:
Ely Tower (NPRN 309157).
A similar garden layout can be observed at the other end of the medieval walled town, where a stretch of rampart & wall, including a tower, was incorporated into the gardens of Watton Mount (see NPRN 275616).
J.Wiles 12.11.04
2. This garden is depicted on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25-inch map of Brecknockshire XXVIII, sheet 9 (1904). C.H. Nicholas, RCAHMW, 8th August 2006.