Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Well opposite Downcross Farm
Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Water Supply and Drainage
- Date of designation
- 10 September 1982
- Locality
- Llantwit Major
- Town
- Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
- Community
- Llantwit Major
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.41176, -3.48743
- Cadw reference
- 13284
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
About 100m north-east of Old Place at the junction with Wick Road.
History
C18 to early C19 surround to an ancient well. In the late C14 to C15, the well at this site was known as Thergat’s well (name derived probably from its location by the turn gate, hence possibly Turkey Street); also known as Samson’s well (Samson was a common name in the C17 in the family of the local landowners, the Nicholls); also known as Nancy’s well.
Exterior
Stone surround to ancient well set in field wall arranged to form two roofless stone lined recesses, the longer and wider western one with rounded north end and the shorter east one with square north end. The coping of the flanking stone field walls continues in front of the two recesses in the form of a segmental stone arch.
Reason for designation
Included as a part of the historic water supply of Llantwit Major.
Nearby in the register
- Downcross Farmhouse including front garden wallsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old Plas Cottage including garden walls and gatesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Forecourt Wall of Old PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outhouse at Sunny BankDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.