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Gardens · South Wales

Temple Druid

Temple Druid — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year
Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
  • Dog-friendly

About

Temple Druid is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Heritage listing

http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=6079

From Cadw under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Temple Druid is a grade II listed John Nash house in west Wales, Pembrokeshire, Great Britain. Temple Druid, named after a series of standing stones and cromlech, is a house located about 3⁄4 of mile (1.2 km) east of the village of Maenclochog.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The house was designed and built for Henry Bulkeley by John Nash, architect to the Prince Regent, in c1795. The site was originally called Bwlch-y-Clawdd (Gap in the Hedge) but was renamed when the house was built. The house was designed as a hunting lodge, with stables and coach houses. The estate also included a farmhouse and three cottages which continue to be used. Bulkeley lived in the house from 1806 until his death in 1821. Unfortunately the house was shortly after dismantled and the particulars of the house sold. The sales notice, described in the Cambrian Journal in 1821 states the following" An "excellent mansion house" on three floors, it contained six apartments for servants in…

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Coordinates
51.9108, -4.7691
Parish
Maenclochog
Postcode
SA66 7XS
Parliamentary constituency
Ceredigion Preseli

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Temple Druid?
Temple Druid is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA66 7XS), in the parish of Maenclochog.
Is Temple Druid a listed building?
Temple Druid is officially recognised as II listed.
How do I get to Temple Druid?
Drivers can navigate to postcode SA66 7XS. It sits within the Ceredigion Preseli parliamentary constituency.