Great Killough

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Great Killough
Native name
Welsh: Mawr Cil-Lwch
Great Killough, Llantilio Crossenny.jpg
"a full-scale late medieval hall"
TypeManor house
Location Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire
Coordinates 51°49′16″N2°53′51″W / 51.8211°N 2.8975°W / 51.8211; -2.8975 Coordinates: 51°49′16″N2°53′51″W / 51.8211°N 2.8975°W / 51.8211; -2.8975
Builtmid-17th century
Architectural style(s) Vernacular
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameGreat Killough
Designated1 May 1952
Reference no.2056
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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.

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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. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 1 2 Newman 2000, pp. 352–353.

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