Great Killough

Manor house in Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire
51°49′16″N 2°53′51″W / 51.8211°N 2.8975°W / 51.8211; -2.8975Builtmid-17th centuryArchitectural style(s)VernacularGoverning bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameGreat KilloughDesignated1 May 1952Reference no.2056
Great Killough is located in Monmouthshire
Great Killough
Location of Great Killough in Monmouthshire

Great Killough, Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire is a substantial manor house of late medieval origins. The majority of the current structures date from three building periods from 1600 to 1670. It is a Grade II* listed building.

History

The site of the house is ancient and Cadw describes the original building as late medieval.[1] Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan, in the third of their three-volume study, Monmouthshire Houses, date the present house to three periods of building, 1600, 1630 and 1670.[2] Peter Smith, in his study, Houses of the Welsh Countryside, notes Great Killough as a fine example of the hall house type.[3] Coflein records the existence of a "panelled attic" which may have served as a chapel.[4] The architectural historian John Newman notes the extensive restoration carried out in 1963-1964.[5] The house remains privately-owned.

Architecture and description

Cadw records Great Killough as a "substantial H-plan mansion".[1] It is built of Old red sandstone rubble with some ashlar dressings and a stone-tiled roof.[1] The four-bay great hall is a "remarkable"[1] "rarity".[5] Great Killough is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Cadw. "Great Killough (Grade II*) (2056)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 160.
  3. ^ Smith 1975, p. 38.
  4. ^ "Great Cil-llwch Farmhouse;great Killough (36965)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b Newman 2000, pp. 352–353.

References

  • Fox, Cyril; Raglan, Lord (1994). Renaissance Houses, Part 3. Monmouthshire Houses. Cardiff: Merton Priory Press Ltd & The National Museum of Wales. ISBN 1-898937-00-1. OCLC 776066469.
  • Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
  • Smith, Peter (1975). Houses of the Welsh Countryside. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 0-11-700475-8. OCLC 868639211.