Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pound near Rhuad y Mon
Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bethlehem, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, designated on 19 July 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 19 July 1999
- Locality
- Bethlehem
- Town
- Llangadog
- Community
- Llangadog
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.90330, -3.91561
- Cadw reference
- 21975
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 · 212 Llandovery (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 600m SW of Capel Bethlehem, on S side of road.
History
Pound for stray animals off the mountain, probably C19, not apparent on 1839 Tithe Map.
Exterior
Animal pound, some 5.5m diameter circular enclosure with 2m rubble stone and earth walls and single entry with stone slab lintel over. Entry is at NE and had a door or iron gate (now lost).
Reason for designation
Included as a well-preserved and relatively rare survivor of the pounds for stray animals that were particular to the margins of common land.
Nearby in the register
- Llwyn Du CampHillfortunder 1 mi
- Garn Goch CampsHillfortunder 1 mi
- Standing Stone S of Llwyn-Du FarmStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- Crug GlasDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.