Historic houses · South Wales
High House
High House — house in Penrhos, Monmouthshire, Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
High House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Penrhos, Monmouthshire, Wales". Coordinates: 51.8041°, -2.8594°.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=24322
From Cadw under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
High House, Penrhos, Monmouthshire is an important Renaissance house dating from the 17th century. Its style, with its exceptionally high roofline, is unique in Monmouthshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
High House is of two storeys with attics set in a very elevated roof.The house is of rubble covered with painted render and the roof tiling is modern. The house is privately owned. The gardens are occasionally opened under the National Gardens Scheme.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8041, -2.8594
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Whitecastle
- Postcode
- NP15 2DJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q17744198 (CC0)
- wikipedia: High House, Penrhos, Monmouthshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: High House, Penrhos, Monmouthshire.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is High House?
- High House is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP15 2DJ), in the parish of Whitecastle.
- Who owns High House?
- High House is owned by | designation1 = Grade II* listed building.
- Is High House a listed building?
- High House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is High House a protected site?
- Yes — High House is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to High House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NP15 2DJ. It sits within the Monmouthshire parliamentary constituency.