Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Boundary Wall to the west of The Cathedral School
Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1975
- Locality
- Llandaff
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Llandaff
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.49349, -3.21744
- Cadw reference
- 13656
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Bounds lane connecting High Street and Cardiff Road on its east side. It extends south from the south-west tower of the ruins of the Bishop's Palace as far as Cardiff Road.
History
Probably mid C18 and contemporary with the construction of Llandaff House, now The Cathedral School. It may have earlier origins, but ancient fabric is not now evident.
Exterior
Wall of thinly coursed local lias stone rubble which is about 2.25m in height and runs for about 200m on the north-east side of the lane from High Street to Cardiff Road.
Reason for designation
Included for its group value with the surrounding listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- East Boundary Wall of The Lodge and car park at rearDomesticunder 1 mi
- The LodgeEducationunder 1 mi
- Milepost outside the Cathedral SchoolTransportunder 1 mi
- Chapel of The Cathedral SchoolReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.