| Great Killough | |
|---|---|
| Native name Cil-Llwch Mawr (Welsh) | |
 "a full-scale late medieval hall" | |
| Type | Manor house |
| Location | Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | 51°49′16″N 2°53′51″W / 51.8211°N 2.8975°W / 51.8211; -2.8975 |
| 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 | |
Great Killough, Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire is a substantial manor house of late medieval origins. The majority of the current structure dates from three building periods between 1600 and 1670. It is a Grade II* listed building.
History
The site of the house is ancient and Cadw describes the original building as late medieval. 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. Peter Smith, in his study, Houses of the Welsh Countryside, notes Great Killough as a fine example of the hall house type. Coflein records the existence of a "panelled attic" which may have served as a chapel. The architectural historian John Newman notes the extensive restoration carried out in 1963-1964. The house remains privately-owned.
Architecture and description
Cadw records Great Killough as a "substantial H-plan mansion". It is built of Old red sandstone rubble with some ashlar dressings and a stone-tiled roof. The four-bay great hall is a "remarkable" "rarity". Great Killough is a Grade II* listed building.
Notes
- ^ Cadw. "Great Killough (Grade II*) (2056)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 160.
- Smith 1975, p. 38.
- "Great Cil-llwch Farmhouse;great Killough (36965)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ 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. OCLC 776066469.
- 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. OCLC 868639211.