Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Mounting Platform
Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, designated on 14 May 1970.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 May 1970
- Locality
- Castlemartin
- Community
- Castlemartin
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.64935, -5.02171
- Cadw reference
- 5951
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 244 Linney Head (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At entrance to St. Michael's churchyard, close to Lichgate.
Exterior
Square platform about 1.1 m high, with six steps, all in rubble masonry. The top consists mostly of a single large slab. Evidently to facilitate mounting a horse, but undatable. Said to have been used until c.1920. Roughly built and oddly positioned away from and at an angle to the churchyard wall.
Also a set of iron rings set in the adjacent wall for tethering horses.
An interesting survival, included for group value with the church.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St. MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The Old Vicarage (remains)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Castlemartin CastleEnclosureunder 1 mi
- The Old ShopDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.