Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pound by churchyard of Church of St Cwrdaf
Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, designated on 20 July 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 20 July 1999
- Locality
- Llanwrda
- Town
- Llanwrda
- Community
- Llanwrda
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.97114, -3.87600
- Cadw reference
- 22016
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 on E side of A484 immediately NW of churchyard.
History
Small C19 cattle pound, not marked on 1837 Tithe Map. The flattened front appears to be original, being shown in photographs of c1900.
Exterior
Pound, near-circular enclosure with rubble stone surrounding wall and single opening to W. Rough stone coping. W front to road is slightly flattened.
Reason for designation
Included for historical interest, as one of the group of small village pounds surviving in E Carmarthenshire.
Nearby in the register
- Lychgate to Church of St CwrdafReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint CwrdafReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- BorezellRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Plas Newydd including front railings and gate.Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.