Lydart

Lydart House is described as a "handsomely proportioned"^[2] eighteenth-century house, of six bays and two storeys. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW) noted the dramatic hipped roof.^[3] The nearby Lydart Farmhouse is a fortified manor house largely constructed in the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century, though parts of the house date to the twelfth century.^[2][4] The house underwent further expansion in the late eighteenth century, after the Lydart estate saw a significant influx of wealth from the wars with France.^[4] The RCAHMW suggests that dendrochronology indicates a construction date of the early 1700s.^[5] The house's chapel is designated as a site of historical interest by CADW due to its rare fleur-de-lys decorative plasterwork and hidden staircase, which may indicate early ecclesiastical use.^[6] Both Lydart House and Lydart Farm are Grade II listed buildings.^[7][6]

Caer Llan, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south of Lydart House, is a former country house, thought to have been built about 1800 but much extended in various stages since that time. After being used briefly as a boarding school, it began to be used as a field studies centre in 1971. It is now also used as a conference centre and events venue, and provides some accommodation.^[8] Ancient woodland to the south east of the centre is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).^[9]