Clytha is a hamlet and historical area in

Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...

, Wales.

Overview

It lies just off the A40 road, to the south of Llanarth and west of

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. It contains

Clytha Park Clytha Park, Clytha, Monmouthshire, is a 19th-century Neoclassical country house, "the finest early nineteenth century Greek Revival house in the county." The wider estate encompasses Monmouthshire's "two outstanding examples of late eighteenth ...

and

Clytha Castle Clytha Castle ( cy, Castell Cleidda) is a folly near Clytha between Llanarth and Raglan in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Dating from 1790, the castle was built by William Jones, owner of the Clytha Park estate as a memorial to his wife, Eliza ...

and Llanarth Estate Office, Ty Gwynt and Pit House. The castle, the park and The Clytha Arms public house,The Clytha Arms
/ref> however, lie on the southern side of the A40. The hamlet lies within the parish of Llanarth and covered 1841 acres with a population of 361 people in 1861. Clytha is home to the first polo club in Wales, the Monmouthshire Polo Club, founded in 1872 by Reginald and Francis Herbert. Great House, Clytha is a Grade II listed building."Barn range at Great House, Clytha, Llanarth" at britishlistedbuildings.co.uk
/ref> The Clytha Arms, a converted Dower house, holds an annual Cider Festival on May Bank Holidays.

References

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