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

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