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Penllergaer orchideous house is a Post Medieval and Modern period garden building located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM596. The structure represents the Victorian and later horticultural interests of its estate, reflecting the period's enthusiasm for cultivating exotic orchids and tender plants under controlled conditions. As a specialised glasshouse or conservatory structure, it forms part of the wider designed landscape and garden infrastructure associated with the Penllergaer estate. The building survives as evidence of domestic gardening practices and the technological developments in glass construction that characterised the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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 period garden building located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference 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 Britain.
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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