Llangoed Hall Estate Plan

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Llangoed Hall, originally known as Llangoed Castle, was donated to the church in 560 by Prince Iddon in expiation of his sins, and may have been the legendary White Palace home of the first Welsh parliament.  A mansion existed from 1632. It was in the possession of the Macnamara family for two generations until 1847, having been won in a game of cards.

This estate plan dated 1755 shows the main house at Llangoed all and its immediate surroundings, with a peculiar isolated avenue of trees to the north of the house.  The gardens are Grade II listed and prior to this plan being donated to Powys Archives, the earliest map evidence recorded by CADW for this avenue was the tithe map of 1842.

In 1912 Clough Williams-Ellis re-designed Llangoed Hall as a country house, retaining the surviving Jacobean porch as part of the south wing. Sir Bernard Ashley bought the property in 1987 and opened it as a hotel in 1990.