The house was commissioned by George Buckle, a leading Chepstow shipbuilder and timber merchant who was High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1819.

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales date it as "closer to 1819 than 1846",[2] and it was probably built by 1834, when George Buckle's son John (c.1796-1845), also a shipbuilder and merchant, was appointed Sheriff of Monmouthshire.

The main entrance, on the north side, has a shallow porch and doorway flanked by pairs of Ionic columns.

[2] The house has several false windows, as the internal arrangement of walls and fireplaces is unrelated to the design of the exterior.

The architectural historian John Newman describes the ensemble of the buildings as "remarkably complete and beautifully preserved.

These include: three lodges;[12][13][14] two sets of gates and railings;[15][16] some garden ornamentation;[17] and the stables,[18] and a number of agricultural buildings at the estate's home farm.