Ornamental Tower About 10 Metres North West Of Caerhays Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 November 1988. Ornamental tower.
Ornamental Tower About 10 Metres North West Of Caerhays Castle
- WRENN ID
- graven-remnant-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 November 1988
- Type
- Ornamental tower
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ST MICHAEL CAERHAYS SW 94 SE 3/134 Ornamental tower about 10 metres - north west of Caerhays Castle
GV II
Ornamental tower. 1808, by John Nash, for J.B. Trevanion. Slatestone rubble. Plan: Small L-plan tower, with retaining walls to right and left. Exterior: Small 2-storey tower with embattled parapet. There is a 2-centred arched doorway. The retaining wall to left is buttressed and the retaining wall to right is ramped down. The walls and tower are set into the bank, and form an ornamental feature of the garden at Caerhays Castle; used as a privy. Sources: Summerson, J.: The Life and Work of John Nash, Architect. 1980.
Listing NGR: SW9706341606
Detailed Attributes
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.