Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fountain Below S.Terrace at Cyfarthfa Castle
Park, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Park, Merthyr Tydfil, designated on 13 January 1988.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 13 January 1988
- Community
- Park
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.75599, -3.39020
- Cadw reference
- 11398
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (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)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated below the level of main entrance and directly at head of driveway from entrance gates.
Exterior
Probably later C19. Circular roll-moulded stone basin with 4 carved cherubs seated on Baroque bull-frog spouts. Circular stone stem to centre with 3 putti supporting conch-shell fountain-jet. Griffins, dolphins etc carved in relief around spouts on moulded base.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items at Cyfarthfa Castle and Pandy Farm.
Nearby in the register
- Cyfarthfa CastleDefenceunder 1 mi
- School at Cyfarthfa CastleEducationunder 1 mi
- Park Wall Flanking Railingsat Driveway entrance to Cyfarthfa CastleDomesticunder 1 mi
- Railings at Driveway entrance to Cyfarthfa CastleGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.