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The Platform, Piercefield, is a folly situated within the Piercefield Park estate near Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales. Dating from the eighteenth century, it represents the ornamental garden structures that characterised the Picturesque movement and the fashionable landscaping practices of the period. The structure served as a viewing platform, allowing visitors to the estate to experience carefully composed vistas across the surrounding landscape, a central concern of eighteenth-century aesthetic theory. As a scheduled monument, it remains an important physical testament to the leisure pursuits and landscape philosophy of the post-medieval landed gentry.
The Platform, Piercefield is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM284. View the official record →
The Platform, Piercefield, is a folly situated within the Piercefield Park estate near Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM284.
The Platform, Piercefield dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a folly. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
The Platform, Piercefield 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 MM284.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crick Moated Site (6.6 km), Crick Medieval House (6.6 km), Crick Round Barrow (7 km).
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