Plas Machen

Plas Machen
Distant view of the house from the Rhymney River circular walk
TypeHouse
LocationLower Machen, Newport, Wales
Coordinates51°34′53″N 3°06′21″W / 51.5815°N 3.1059°W / 51.5815; -3.1059
Built16th century, with earlier and later parts
Architectural style(s)Elizabethan
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official namePlas Machen
Designated3 March 1952
Reference no.2905
Official namePlas Machen Garden
Designated1 February 2022
Reference no.PGW(Gt)33(NPT)
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameNos. 1 & 2 Plas Cottages
Designated18 January 1984
Reference no.3070
Plas Machen is located in Newport
Plas Machen
Location of Plas Machen in Newport

Plas Machen is a country house in the hamlet of Lower Machen, to the west of the city of Newport, Wales. The house was the ancestral home of the Morgan family of South Wales prior to their construction of Tredegar House. It is a Grade II* listed building. The gardens are listed at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. A pair of cottages in the grounds of the house are also listed at Grade II. The house remains a private residence and is not open to the public.