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Penllergaer orchideous house is a post-medieval and modern glasshouse structure located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM GM596. The building represents a significant example of Victorian or Edwardian horticultural infrastructure, reflecting the period's growing enthusiasm for cultivating exotic orchids within controlled glass environments. As a civil and garden building, it demonstrates the architectural and engineering responses to the practical demands of specialist plant cultivation during this era. The structure forms part of the wider historical landscape of Penllergaer estate and its development as a centre of horticultural interest.
Penllergaer orchideous house is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM596. View the official record →
Penllergaer orchideous house is a post-medieval and modern glasshouse structure located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM GM596. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM596.
Penllergaer orchideous house dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a garden building. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Penllergaer orchideous house 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 GM596.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cockett standing stone (4 km), White Rock Copper Works (5.8 km), Foxhole River Staithes (6 km).
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