The Old Pound

Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, designated on 14 May 1970.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of The Old Pound, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates — Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation: Listed building, Grade II
Broad class: Agriculture and Subsistence
Date of designation: 14 May 1970
Locality: Castlemartin
Community: Castlemartin
Unitary authority: Pembrokeshire
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 51.64500, -5.01421
Cadw reference: 5952

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (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)

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Cadw's description

Location

At the E end of the village of Castlemartin.

Exterior

Circular pound for stray cattle, built in 1780. Restored in 1972 by Pembroke Rural District Council. Uncoursed rubble masonry walls, 1.8 m high, with rubble coping. Approximately 13 m diameter. The interior now laid out as a public garden with paths, shrubs and seats. Wooden gate.

Fine example of this type of structure, in an area noted for its cattle farming.

References: RCAHM photographs and notes
Dyfed Arch. Trust: S&M PRN 4680

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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