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Nanteos kennels eyecatcher is a Post Medieval folly structure located within the designed landscape of Nanteos estate near Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales. The building functioned as both a working kennel for hunting dogs and a visual focal point or eyecatcher within the picturesque grounds, reflecting the dual aesthetic and practical purposes common to estate buildings of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The structure exemplifies the landscape design practices of its period, when utilitarian outbuildings were incorporated into wider compositional schemes to enhance the visual experience of the estate's gardens and parkland. It remains a designated scheduled monument, recognised for its historical significance as part of the Nanteos estate's important designed landscape heritage.
Nanteos kennels/eyecatcher is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD205. View the official record →
Nanteos kennels eyecatcher is a Post Medieval folly structure located within the designed landscape of Nanteos estate near Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD205.
Nanteos kennels/eyecatcher dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a building (unclassified). It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Nanteos kennels/eyecatcher 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 CD205.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hill Sculptured Stone (Moved into Llanilar Church) (2.9 km), Pen-y-Castell Group (3.6 km), Abermagwr Sawmill (6.1 km).
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