The Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales is a heritage register of significant historic parks and gardens in Wales. It is maintained by Cadw, the historic environment service of the Welsh Government and was given statutory status in 2022.
The Register In 1992, when Elisabeth Whittle described Cadw as having a "somewhat special and guiding role" in the preservation of historic parks and gardens, since they are "an integral part of Welsh archaeological and architectural heritage", a collaboration between Cadw and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) was working to compile the Register of Landscapes, Parks, and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. Part 1 of this, the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales, was published in six volumes between 1994 and 2002, each covering a particular area of Wales, and with an additional volume published in 2007.
The register of parks and gardens was given statutory status in 2022 and is administered by Cadw, the historic environment agency of the Welsh Government. The register includes just under 400 sites, ranging from gardens of private houses, to cemeteries and public parks. Parks and gardens are listed at one of three grades, matching the grading system used for listed buildings. Grade I is the highest grade, for sites of exceptional interest; Grade II*, the next highest, denotes parks and gardens of great quality; and Grade II denotes sites of special interest.
Grade I listed sites The following list includes all registered sites listed at Grade I.
Name Grid ref.Sometimes known as OSGB36, the grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system used by the Ordnance Survey. • • Principal area Historic county Ref. no. Assigned by Cadw Ref.BodnantConwyDenbighshireBodysgallenConwyCaernarfonshireCardiff Castle and Bute ParkCardiffGlamorganChirk CastleWrexhamDenbighshireClyne Castle and Clyne GardensSwanseaGlamorganClytha Park and Clytha CastleMonmouthshireMonmouthshireDewstow HouseMonmouthshireMonmouthshireDyffrynVale of GlamorganGlamorganErddigWrexhamDenbighshireFfynonePembrokeshirePembrokeshireGloddaeth (St. David's College)ConwyCaernarfonshireGlynllifonGwyneddCaernarfonshireGregynogPowysMontgomeryshireGwydirConwyCaernarfonshireHafodCeredigionCardiganshireHaverfordwest PrioryPembrokeshirePembrokeshireHawarden CastleFlintshireFlintshireLeeswood HallFlintshireFlintshireLeighton HallPowysMontgomeryshireLlanfihangel CourtMonmouthshireMonmouthshireMargam ParkNeath Port TalbotGlamorganPenrice CastleSwanseaGlamorganPiercefield ParkMonmouthshireMonmouthshirePlas BrondanwGwyneddMerionethshirePlas DinefwrCarmarthenshireCarmarthenshirePlas NewyddAngleseyAngleseyPowis Castle GardenPowysMontgomeryshireRaglan CastleMonmouthshireMonmouthshireRoath ParkCardiffGlamorganSingleton Abbey and Sketty Hall (including Singleton Park)SwanseaGlamorganSt Donat's CastleVale of GlamorganGlamorganSt Fagan's CastleCardiffGlamorganStackpole CourtPembrokeshirePembrokeshireStanage ParkPowysRadnorshireVaynolGwyneddCaernarfonshireVaynor ParkPowysMontgomeryshireWynnstayWrexhamDenbighshire
Parks and gardens by principal area
+ Principal area Number of sites Grade I Grade II* Grade II Total Anglesey 1 5 3 9 Blaenau Gwent 0 0 1 1 Bridgend 0 1 5 6 Caerphilly 0 0 5 5 Cardiff 3 5 10 18 Carmarthenshire 1 4 14 19 Ceredigion 1 2 9 12 Conwy 4 4 15 23 Denbighshire 0 5 22 27 Flintshire 2 6 16 24 Gwynedd 3 10 19 32 Merthyr Tydfil 0 2 1 3 Monmouthshire 5 9 34 48 Neath Port Talbot 1 1 4 6 Newport 0 1 9 10 Pembrokeshire 3 8 24 35 Powys 5 16 30 51 Rhondda Cynon Taf 0 2 3 5 Swansea 3 0 11 14 Torfaen 0 1 1 2 Vale of Glamorgan 2 4 12 18 Wrexham 3 3 11 17 Total 37 89 259 385 Source: CadwA full list of 385 entries into the register can be found here.
Other parts of the United Kingdom Separate registers of parks, gardens and designed landscapes are maintained in the other countries of the United Kingdom:
The Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England is maintained by English Heritage The Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland is maintained by Historic Environment Scotland The Register of Parks, Gardens and Demesnes of Special Historic Interest is maintained by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Documents Cadw/ICOMOS, Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales, Part 1: Parks and Gardens — Gwent. (1994) Parks and Gardens — Clwyd (1995) Parks and Gardens — Conwy, Gwynedd & the Isle of Anglesey (1998) Parks and Gardens — Powys (1999) Parks and Gardens — Glamorgan (2000) Parks and Gardens — Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion & Pembrokeshire (2002) Parks and Gardens — Additional and Revised Entries (2007)
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External links
Historic Parks and Gardens, Cadw Historic Parks and Gardens in Wales: Protection, legislation and the role of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust, Building Conservation website