Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Pound
Ystradgynlais, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Gwaunclawdd, Abercraf, Ystradgynlais, Powys, designated on 17 January 1963.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 17 January 1963
- Locality
- Gwaunclawdd
- Town
- Abercraf
- Community
- Ystradgynlais
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.79796, -3.72965
- Cadw reference
- 6608
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated by the River Tawe at SW end of bridge to Lamb & Flag Cottages from Rheolau Arms Inn.
History
Pound for stray animals removed from common land, probably early to mid C19.
Exterior
Pound, whitewashed rubble stone, circular enclosure with walls of about 2m with flagstone coping and entrance doorway to lane with stone voussoirs. A short length of wall with sloping coping runs right from doorway to narrow gap between the pound and the river. There is a low escape hole to this area of ground on the right side of the pound, with projecting stone lintel.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-built C19 animal pound and for group value with adjacent listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuildings opposite Lamb & Flag CottagesAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- 12 Lamb & Flag Cottages (Former Lamb and Flag Inn)Domesticunder 1 mi
- 14 Lamb & Flag Cottages (Gwaunclawdd)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Abercrave IronworksIronworksunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.