Baron Hill

Baron Hill is a ruined large Georgian country house, largely constructed of rendered brick and without a roof. The main fabric dates from the 18th century, with later alterations.

The two-storey west entrance front comprises a seven-bay main range with three bays projecting to the left and four bays projecting to the right. A four-column portico, featuring Tuscan columns on high bases, a Doric entablature, and a balustrade, provides the main entrance. The lower storey of the main range is rusticated. Above, the three central bays have round-headed windows, while the outer bays feature architraves with pediments and balustrades. A rainwater head dated 1838 is visible on the left-hand side. Significant portions of the parapet balustrade remain. The three bays at the left end have architraves framing the upper-storey windows, with more elaborate architraves on the lower storey, the central one topped with a segmental pediment. To the right are three similar bays alongside a plainer fourth bay.

The four-bay north front has windows set within architraves. Where the brickwork is exposed between the storeys, blind segmental-headed windows are present in the outer bays, alongside blocked oculi centrally, which were incorporated as part of the original design by Wyatt.

The east garden front best reflects Wyatt’s original vision, although it has been reduced by one storey and features windows and doors opening onto a terrace providing views towards Beaumaris Castle and the mountains beyond. It includes three advanced bays in the centre, dominated by a full-height bow with a parapet balustrade, two bays set back on either side (effectively remodelled cross wings of a previous Jacobean house), and lower, polygonal outer bays. The lower storey is rusticated and the upper-storey windows are framed by architraves with pediments, as are the lower-storey windows of the outer bays.

A large, three-storey service block constructed of rubble stone with brick dressings stands on the southwest side of the house, nearly square in plan. The west side of this block is formed of two broad, pedimented bays, between which are gate piers leading to an inner courtyard. A rainwater head dated 1838 is visible on the south side.

The interior of the house is entirely gutted. Cast iron girders have been inserted at the north end in place of the original timber beams. A three-storey rubble-stone wall, with a mullioned window in the upper storey, remains in the centre of the house – the only visible feature relating to the original Jacobean house.