Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Stone Spheres at Entrance to Plâs Llandybie
Llandybie, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandybie village, Ammanford, Llandybie, Carmarthenshire, designated on 12 October 1972.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 12 October 1972
- Locality
- Llandybie village
- Town
- Ammanford
- Community
- Llandybie
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.82066, -4.00550
- Cadw reference
- 11121
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1860 map "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 230 Ammanford (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 230 Ammanford (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the entrance to the village-centre site of the former Plâs. About 30m west of Llandybie bridge, at south side of street.
History
The Plâs was reported by the Royal Commission as a house of the late C16; it was demolished in the 1960s. The plain stone spheres of the entrance gateway survive; perhaps C18. The piers upon which they stand have been rebuilt and the carriageway between them widened.
Exterior
Stone spheres, about 0.6m diameter, on piers of axe-dressed masonry.
Reason for designation
Listed as Georgian or earlier gateway ornaments.
Nearby in the register
- Llandybie BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- The Mill, LlandybieIndustrialunder 1 mi
- The Mill House, LlandybieIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Church of St. TybieReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.