Great Killough
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.
| Great Killough | |
|---|---|
| Native name Welsh: Mawr Cil-Lwch | |
 "a full-scale late medieval hall" | |
| Type | Manor house |
| Location | Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | 51.8211°N 2.8975°W |
| Built | mid-17th century |
| Architectural style(s) | Vernacular |
| Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Great Killough |
| Designated | 1 May 1952 |
| Reference no. | 2056 |
  Location of Great Killough in Monmouthshire | |
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] Cadw 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
- Cadw. "Great Killough (Grade II*) (2056)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- Fox & Raglan 1994c, p. 160.
- Smith 1975, p. 38.
- "Great-Cil-llwch-farmhouse, Great Killough- Coflein". www.coflein.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- 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.
- 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.