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Llantrithyd Place is a post-medieval and modern domestic dwelling, now ruined, that occupied a site in Wales underlain by Dinantian limestone and associated sedimentary rocks. The house stands within the wider estate landscape, where traces of relict gardens and wells survive as archaeological evidence of domestic occupation and resource management. These water features reflect the practical necessities of rural life and would have drawn upon the reliable limestone aquifer beneath the property.
The remains today comprise the footprint and structural fragments of the main house, surrounded by the ghosted outlines of former garden arrangements. Wells and associated water infrastructure retain their banks and defining features across the site. Such elements, typical of post-medieval country houses, reveal the domestic economy and daily routines of its inhabitants.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under the reference GM555, acknowledging its significance to the historical and archaeological record. The survival of both the principal dwelling and its ancillary features—particularly the relict gardens and wells—offers insight into vernacular domestic life and the organisation of a Welsh rural estate during the post-medieval period.
Llantrithyd Place: remains of house, relict gardens and wells is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM555. View the official record →
Llantrithyd Place is a post-medieval and modern domestic dwelling, now ruined, that occupied a site in Wales underlain by Dinantian limestone and associated sedimentary rocks. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM555.
Llantrithyd Place: remains of house, relict gardens and wells dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a house (domestic). It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Llantrithyd Place: remains of house, relict gardens and wells is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is GM555.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Orchard Manor House (4.9 km), East Orchard Wood Pillbox (5.3 km), West Orchard Manor House (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llantrithyd Place: remains of house, relict gardens and wells's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Llantrithyd Place: remains of house, relict gardens and wells stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.