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Ynys Hafod
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Grade II* listed building · Cadw

Ynys Hafod

Listed Grade II* since 195373 years · Grade II* is the next 7.1% of Wales’s listed buildings
HHouseCAUsk conservation area1953Listed
DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Ynys Hafod

Ynys Hafod is one of 9 Grade II* listed buildings in Usk and about 2,142 in Wales. It was among the first 21 buildings in Usk to be listed, on 16 February 1953. It stands in the Usk conservation area, designated in 1970. Within 400 metres are 1 more Grade I building and 130 other listed buildings.

CadwRead the official list entryCadw’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · Record 2169↗

Grade II* is for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, about 7.1% of all listed buildings in Wales. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 15 minutes

Usk · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Ynys HafodStart here
  2. 2Olde MalstersGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Porth-y-carnGrade II* · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Castle HouseGrade I · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Priory GatehouseGrade I · 0.2 mi on
Farther afield
Sessions HouseGrade II*0.2miHM Prison UskGrade II*0.2miPriory Church of St MaryGrade I0.3mi
Around it

55 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

II*Min Yr Afon10 mIIRailings and Gates at Ynys Hafod and Min Yr Afon13 mIIRiverside House, and attached iron railings13 mII*Henllys18 mIIIvy House, and attached irailings25 mIISouth African War Memorial in front of The Town Hall28 mII20 New Market Street29 mIIWellesley House and Wellesley Coach House, and attached iron railings38 mIINo.31 New Market Street, and attached iron railings38 mII33 New Market Street38 mII18 New market Street39 mIIThe Royal Hotel40 mII35 New Market Street42 mII37 New Market Street47 mIIThe Town Hall49 mII39 New Market Street52 mIIFormer Stable Wing at No.16 New Market Street (The Lawns)53 mIINewmarket Cottage57 m
Show the other 37
IINo.23 New Market Street, and attached irailings62 mIIGazebo at Ynys Hafod64 mIIKings Head Hotel66 mIINos.43 & 45 Old Market Street, and attached iron railings70 mIINo.21 New Market Street, and attached iron railings70 mIINo.41 Old Market Street, and attached iron railings71 mIINos.43 & 45 Old Market Street and attached iron railings72 mII47 Old Market Street72 mIIThe Lawns73 mIIBuxton House and attached iron railings74 mIINo.37 Old Market Street, and attached railings77 mIIGarden Wall at No.16 New Market Street (The Lawns)78 mII33 Old Market Street79 mII19 New Market Street81 mII12 Baron Street81 mII17 New Market Street87 mII10 Old Market Street93 mIINo.15 New Market Street, and attached iron railings95 mII7 Baron Street104 mIIUsk Rural Life Museum107 mII29 Old Market Street109 mII9 Baron Street109 mIIClemendy Cottage114 mII11 Baron Street115 mII*27 Old Market Street115 mII*Olde Malsters117 mII13 Baron Street121 mIIMerlin Cottage121 mII25 Old Market Street122 mII23 Old Market Street126 mIIThe Nook, and attached iron railings127 mII5 New Market Street127 mIINo.7 New Market Street, and attached iron railings127 mII21 Old Market Street130 mII19 Old Market Street133 mII17 Old Market Street138 mIINo.13 Mill Street, and forecourt wall & iron railings139 m
More like it

Grade I and II* houses near Usk

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

New HouseLlangibby · 2 mi away
The White Hart, Llangybi, MonmouthshireLlangibby · 2 mi away
LlanyrafonCwmbrân · 6 mi away
Newport Civic CentreNewport · 9 mi away
Magor MansionUndy and Magor · 9 mi away
Newport CathedralNewport · 9 mi away
Balance Tower, Blaenavon IronworksBlaenavon · 9 mi away
Cast House And Foundry, Blaenavon IronworksBlaenavon · 9 mi away

Questions about Ynys Hafod

Is Ynys Hafod listed?

Yes. Ynys Hafod is listed Grade II* on Cadw’s register (record 2169), first listed on 16 February 1953.

Can you visit Ynys Hafod?

Many listed buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

Is Ynys Hafod in a conservation area?

Yes, the Usk conservation area, designated in 1970.

Listed buildings: Cadw, © Crown copyright, via DataMapWales. Photos: Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, credited above, copied to our own server. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Sources: Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Cadw conservation areas via DataMapWales (October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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