Llancillo Hall dates from the late 15^th or early 16^th century, but it has been considerably altered and modernised. The hall is L-shape in plan, with wings extending to the south-west and north-west. The north-west wing probably dates to the 17^th century (RCHME 1931).

A modern single storey extension has been added to the north elevation of the hall, with a lean-to roof covered in stone slates. Timber framing has been used on the north elevation, but this is of modern origin.

All of the windows are modern, and in recent years the hall has been re-roofed in Welsh slate. Inside the building, on the ground floor, the rooms in the north-west wing have exposed chamfered beams.

The outbuildings have had major rebuilding and new pointing work applied to the stonework, along with new roofs. The barn directly north-west of the hall was reputedly built by prisoners of war, and the upper floor is now in use as an art studio. At the south entrance to the barn is an inscription which reads ‘RPA 1935’. The barn north of the studio also has an inscription ‘JLW 1909’ at the top of the stone wall on the southern elevation. The inscriptions probably relate to repair work rather than to the dates they were built.

There are some old stone pig pens in the north-east area of the southernmost courtyard (designated swimming pool area). At the time of monitoring they were in a ruinous state, and comprised of one building separated into four pens, two to the north and two to the south. These are built of stone, and the two northern pens still have evidence of stone roof tiles. The two southern pens seem to have had no roof coverings as the tops of the walls are capped with copping stones, and wall is only 1.3 metres high. The northern pens have a lean-to roof with timbers that are either modern or have been reused. Access to the pens is from a wooden framed doorway set in the west wall. In the east wall is a window with part of the frame still in situ, positioned at head height.

Reporting

Unpublished report - Llancillo Hall, Llancillo, Herefordshire: archaeological monitoring - Clementine Lovell, 2004. A copy of this report is held in the reference section of Hereford City Library. C

This report is available at the Archaeological Data Service site

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