Upper White Castle Farmhouse Explained

Upper White Castle Farmhouse
Type:Farmhouse
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:51.8452°N -2.9006°W
Location:Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire
Built:late 17th century
Architecture:Vernacular
Governing Body:Privately owned
Designation1:Grade II* listed building
Designation1 Offname:Upper White Castle Farmhouse
Designation1 Date:27 October 2000
Designation1 Number:24332
Designation2:Grade II listed building
Designation2 Offname:Cider House and attached Outhouse at Upper White Castle
Designation2 Date:27 October 2000
Designation2 Number:24333
Designation3:Grade II listed building
Designation3 Offname:Pigsty at Upper White Castle
Designation3 Date:27 October 2000
Designation3 Number:24334

Upper White Castle Farmhouse, Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the late 17th century. Standing adjacent to the White Castle, the farmhouse is constructed in a Renaissance style. The farmhouse is Grade II* listed, and some of the related farm buildings have their own listings.

History and description

The farmhouse dates from the late 17th century. In a mid-Victorian tithe map the farm is listed as the property of Henry Clifford. The property remains the farmhouse of a privately owned farm.[1] The house is of five bays with a hipped roof and has been substantially modernised. The interior is "well-preserved" and Cadw notes the presence of an "exceptionally fine dog-leg staircase". The farmhouse is Grade II* listed, and the cider house and pigsty have their own Grade II listings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GW & J Hoggins . . 19 August 2018 .