This former rectory for sale has its own priest hole and once had Bibles hidden in the walls - and is now a country house with views of the Brecon Beacons.

Hen Bersondy, in Scethrog, is a Grade II listed home that dates back to the 17th century, thought to have originally been built as a hunting lodge for the Buckland estate.

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The house dates back to the 17th century. (Savills)

The building was used as a reformation Catholic house and was converted into a rectory in the 19th century, but was released by the church in the 1950s.

It is now used as a country house, with an attached barn that has been converted into an annexe.

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There are period features throughout the house. (Savills)

However, the house retains plenty of its original features, with exposed beams, a former bread oven and a priest hole - and even the walls have their own history, with Bibles and other artefacts being found within them and displayed at the National Library in Aberystwyth.

The ground floor of the property is made up of a large front porch leading to a central hallway, a dual aspect lounge with log burner, a study with French doors, and a dining room.

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The conservatory of the property. (Savills)

Leading on from the dining room are a parlour/music room with a period feature bread oven and a country kitchen with an AGA, a central island and an illuminated glassed-over well, a walk-in pantry and a double conservatory.

Upstairs, there is a principal bedroom with built-in wardrobes and an en-suite bathroom, three further double bedrooms, and another bathroom, plus a further two bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor.

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One of the property's several bedrooms. (Savills)

There is also a cellar which is fully racked for wine storage, a double garage, and a housing utility area.

Attached to the main house is a unique barn conversion, with a billiards room, a large open fireplace, a feature bathroom and a spiral staircase leading to the galleried bedroom area.

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There are clear views of the Brecon Beacons. (Savills)

Outdoors, the grounds span approximately 0.8 acres and include attractive walled gardens, patio areas, a glass roof veranda to the rear, tiered lawns, mature trees, bushes, shrubs and flower borders.

The property is being sold by Savills for a guide price of £1,500,000.

Dan Rees, head of Savills residential sales team in Cardiff, said: “Hen Bersondy is a handsome and beautifully presented period country house with a fascinating history, some of the clues to which lie in its retained period features.

“It is exceptionally well-located, enjoys an impressive plot and offers scope to add value, thanks to an excellent adjoining barn conversion.

“However, it is the views of the Brecon Beacons that really set this property apart, they are truly outstanding.”