Garden gatepiers to a cross terrace in the formal W gardens at Old Gwernyfed

Ornamental garden gate piers of c1604, almost identical to those of Hay-on-Wye castle. The square piers are of channel-rusticated limestone ashlar, with stepped necking mouldings, an arcaded frieze and moulded cornice. Stepped pyramidal cap carries a fluted square pedestal to a ball finial. To either side the rubble garden walls survives for approximately 1.5m as piers within the garden, and contain one apse-headed niche each side facing back towards the house. Within the reveals, pintles for double gates opening into the gardens.

Within the garden, the terrace is approximately 100m wide, ending with a splayed gate opening 3m wide opposite the piers, set within a rubble garden wall, and taking the driveway out of the formal garden.