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Owner: Forestry Commission (Welsh Assembly)

Victoria Terrace, Aberystwyth

Site designation(s)

Ancient and Semi Natural Woodland

CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales Grade II Reference Bedford Monument

CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales Grade II Reference Hawthorn Cottage

CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales Grade II Reference Kitchen Garden and Associated Buildings

CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales Grade II Reference Lower Lodge and gate piers

CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales Grade II Reference Stables, Coach house, hay barn

CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales Grade 1 Reference PGW (Dy) 50 (CER)

Scheduled Ancient Monument Reference Peiran Cascade (CD 174 (CER ))

Scheduled Ancient Monument Reference Nant Bwlchgwallter (CD 173 (CER))

Scheduled Ancient Monument Reference Cavern Cascade (Cd 171 (CER))

Scheduled Ancient Monument Reference Chain bridge & Gothic Arcade (Cd 172 (CER))

Site of Special Scientific Interest

Principal building:

mansion house Created 1784 to 1850 by John Nash, Anthony Salvin and Thomas Baldwin

Original building in Gothic style by Thomas Baldwin in 1784, additions by John Nash 1793-4; rebuilt after 1807 fire within same walls; extended in Italian Gothic style by Anthony Salvin 1847-50. The house as demolished in 1958.

Environment

Terrain: upland, hilly

Underlying geology: Silurian grits and shales, with patches of glacial till.

Visitor facilities

Opening contact details:

Visitor information:

Free car park (and portaloo).
Small disabled car park near office.
Nine miles of way-marked walks (free).
Guided walks by arrangement.
Online guidebook available.

External web site link: www.hafod.org