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Latitude: 51.5741 / 51°34'26"N
Longitude: -4.1631 / 4°9'47"W
OS Eastings: 250193
OS Northings: 188358
OS Grid: SS501883
Mapcode National: GBR GT.1MY3
Mapcode Global: VH3MX.SPGM
Plus Code: 9C3QHRFP+MP
Entry Name: Outlying tower designed to complement Penrice Towers
Listing Date: 19 July 2000
Last Amended: 19 July 2000
Grade: II*
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 23550
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300023550
Location: To the south east of the main gates to Penrice park, built into the park boundary wall.
County: Swansea
Town: Swansea
Community: Ilston (Llanddinol)
Community: Ilston
Locality: Penrice
Traditional County: Glamorgan
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A detached item of military folly architecture dating probably from c1790, designed as a balance to the gatelodge known as Penrice Towers to give visitors to Penrice the illusion of passing through a romantic ruined castle on their entrance to the park.
The outlying tower to the south of the gates is in similar masonry to that of Penrice Towers, with window-like openings in the masonry to front and to rear and a door-like opening to the rear.
Listed at II* for group value as an integral, albeit detached, part of the design of a grade II* listed monument, Penrice Towers.
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