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South Wall of Forecourt at St Fagans Castle

St. Fagans, Cardiff, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans, Cardiff, St. Fagans, designated on 6 October 1977.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of South Wall of Forecourt at St Fagans Castle, St. Fagans, Cardiff, 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
Domestic
Date of designation
6 October 1977
Locality
Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans
Town
Cardiff
Community
St. Fagans
Unitary authority
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.48627, -3.26850
Cadw reference
82249

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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)
  • 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

One of the associated structures in the gardens of St Fagans Castle and part of the Museum of Welsh Life.

Probably built in the late C16 or early C17 as a part of the lay out of formal gardens for St. Fagans Castle.

Limestone rubble wall about 5m in height. The wall has a segmental headed doorway through which the Service Court of the present house is entered.

Included as a structure associated with an important Elizabethan country house.

Nearby in the register

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

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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