Great Porthamel Farm and Gatehouse | |
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The gatehouse to the fore with the farmhouse behind | |
Type | Gatehouse and farmhouse |
Location | Talgarth, Powys |
Coordinates | 52°00′32″N 3°13′33″W / 52.0088°N 3.2259°W |
Built | late 15th century |
Architectural style(s) | Vernacular |
Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Gatehouse at Porthamel Farmhouse |
Designated | 28 September 1961 |
Reference no. | 6641 |
Scheduled monument | |
Official name | Porthamel Tower |
Reference no. | BR047 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Great Porthamel Farmhouse |
Designated | 28 February 1952 |
Reference no. | 6652 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Farm building at Porthamel Farm |
Designated | 14 August 1995 |
Reference no. | 16303 |
![]() ![]() Location of Great Porthamel Farm and Gatehouse in Powys |
The farm at Great Porthamel, at Talgarth in Powys, Wales, comprises a range of buildings including the farmhouse, the gate tower and an agricultural building. They form the remnants of a major medieval manor that was the principal seat of the Vaughan family. The complex has been described as "one of the more remarkable mediaeval houses of Wales". The gatehouse is a Grade I listed building, and a scheduled monument, while the farmhouse is listed at Grade II* and the agricultural building at Grade II.