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Retaining Wall in Castle Green Grounds to E of House

Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Cardigan, Ceredigion, designated on 14 April 1992.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Retaining Wall in Castle Green Grounds to E of House, Cardigan, Ceredigion, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
14 April 1992
Community
Cardigan
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.08189, -4.65999
Cadw reference
10462

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 193 Cardigan (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated within grounds of Castle Green House between rear of 43 St Mary's Street and entrance to stable court from The Strand.

History

C19

Exterior

Retaining wall with raking castellations along east side of steep rear access drive. Rubble stone, some 50m in length. Castellations match those on Carrier's Lane boundary wall which was built ca1906-7 but line of this wall is marked on 1834 map of Cardigan.

Reason for designation

Group value with Castle Green House and Cardigan Castle.

Scheduled Ancient Monument (Cd 123).

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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