Historic houses · Mid Wales
Monaughty House
Monaughty House — country house in Llangynllo, Powys, Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Llangynllo · 5.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Monaughty 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 I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "country house in Llangynllo, Powys, Wales". Coordinates: 52.3100°, -3.1189°.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=9126
From Cadw under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Monaughty House (or Mynachdy, Welsh for 'Monastery') stands in the community of Llangunllo, Powys, Wales. Dating from c. 1565, it is one of the oldest stone-built houses in the county and a Grade I listed building.
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Background
History
Monaughty House stands south-east of the village of Llangunllo in the eastern part of Powys, close to the border with England. The house was built in the mid-16th century for the Price family, local landowners who served as high sheriffs and members of Parliament for the historic county of Radnorshire in the 16th and 17th centuries. James Price, the builder of the house, was a beneficiary of the dissolution of the monasteries, Monaughty was built on the site of a grange belonging to Cwmhir Abbey. Peter Smith notes that further work was undertaken in the 1630s, including the creation of a staircase leading off the central hall. Monaughty is a private house and is not open to the public. In…
Architecture
Monaughty House was built to a traditional U-plan, with a central hall and two projecting wings; it is one of the earliest houses in Powys to have been built in stone. Monaughty House is a Grade I listed building.
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- Coordinates
- 52.3100, -3.1189
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Llangunllo
- Postcode
- LD7 1NS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Established
- 1565
- Nearest railway station
- Llangynllo — 5.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17743322 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Monaughty House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Monaughty House - geograph.org.uk - 1800214.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Monaughty House?
- Monaughty House is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LD7 1NS), in the parish of Llangunllo.
- When was Monaughty House built?
- Built or established in 1565.
- Who owns Monaughty House?
- Monaughty House is owned by Privately owned.
- Is Monaughty House a listed building?
- Monaughty House is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Monaughty House a protected site?
- Yes — Monaughty House is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Monaughty House?
- The nearest railway station is Llangynllo, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LD7 1NS.