Pen-y-clawdd
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Location
Pen-y-clawdd is situated between RaglanRaglan, Monmouthshire
Raglan is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located some 9 miles south-west of Monmouth, midway between Monmouth and Abergavenny on the A40 road very near to the junction with the A449 road...
and Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth is a town in southeast Wales and traditional county town of the historic county of Monmouthshire. It is situated close to the border with England, where the River Monnow meets the River Wye with bridges over both....
, Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...
, in south east Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
History and amenities
There has been a settlement here for over 1000 years and the remains of a NormanNormans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
motte and bailey are still discernible. It is believed that the keep was one of several strongholds built by Roger de Hastings following an uprising of barons against William the Conqueror in the late 11th century. It was granted manorial status in 1349 when it was held by half a Knight's Fee by Walter de Kymbard from Lawrence de Hastings.
Adjacent to this is Penyclawdd Court, a late 15th-century Tudor
Tudor architecture
The Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period and even beyond, for conservative college patrons...
manor house. There have been various later alterations and additions and the house has been carefully restored. It is a maze of rooms set at different levels with low ceilings and a wealth of architectural detail. In the early 20th century it was said to have been a roomy mansion with the remains of walls enclosing gardens but the whole had become sadly neglected.
There is a village church, which is dedicated to St. Martin.