Troy House | |
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Type | House |
Location | Mitchel Troy, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Coordinates | 51°47′55″N 2°42′46″W / 51.7987°N 2.7129°W |
Built | C17th |
Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Troy House |
Designated | 1 May 1952 |
Reference no. | 2060 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Walled Garden to west of Troy House |
Designated | 29 March 1993 |
Reference no. | 2866 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Troy Cottage |
Designated | 10 October 1974 |
Reference no. | 2734 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Gateway and gates to Troy House |
Designated | 27 November 2001 |
Reference no. | 25791 |
Official name | Troy House Park |
Designated | 1 February 2022 |
Reference no. | PGW(Gt)16(Mon) |
Listing | Grade II* |
Troy House is a Welsh historic house, on a "ducal" scale, north-east of Mitchel Troy, Monmouthshire. The original house belonged to Blanche Herbert, Lady Troy, of the Herbert family of Raglan Castle, who owned great estates in South Wales as Marquesses of Worcester and later Dukes of Beaufort. The present structure, overlooking the River Trothy was constructed from 1681 to 1684 as a wedding present for Charles Somerset by his father, Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort. Troy House is a Grade II* listed building and its gardens and park are listed, also at Grade II*, on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.