VA-F95 Prestwould Plantation

Marker text: PRESTWOULD PLANTATION

The second William Byrd obtained land here about 1730 and named the place "Blue Stone Castle." The estate extended ten miles along Roanoke River. Before the Revolution Sir Peyton Skipwith came into possession and built the present house, which he named Prestwould.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1930.

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Location: US Hwy 15 (southbound) at Rt. 1601, north of Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

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