Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Close Wall (formerly listed with Porth Y Twr)
St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, designated on 1 March 1963.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 1 March 1963
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88092, -5.26899
- Cadw reference
- 12542
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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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 209 St David's (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Surrounding The Cathedral Close with sections on NW and NE sides missing.
Exterior
Medieval surrounding wall to The Cathedral Close, referred to as ruinous and in need of repair 1379, and running for some 1000m around the Close. Only a small portion remains to full height, of which the most impressive is the stretch running down from the lane W of the Deanery to Pont Cerwen Dewi; also substantial is the section running N from Porth y Twr. On the N side the wall crosses the river Alun over a rough segmental masonry arch.
There were four gates into The Close, of which Porth y Twr is the only survivor; the site of Porth Padrig being by the lane W of the Deanery, Porth Gwyn being NW of The Archdeaconry and Porth Boning adjoining The Canonry. A wall around the cathedral enclosures is thought to have existed in 1172.
Scheduled Ancient Monument Pe 18.
Reason for designation
Group Value.
Nearby in the register
- Warehouse occupied by St David's AssembliesCommercialunder 1 mi
- Coach House to the DeaneryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Churchyard Boundary Wall on N.side of the PebblesReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Wall along S.Side of the PebblesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.