Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fonmon Well
Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Fonmon, Barry, Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 30 September 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Water Supply and Drainage
- Date of designation
- 30 September 2004
- Locality
- Fonmon
- Town
- Barry
- Community
- Rhoose
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.39932, -3.37052
- Cadw reference
- 83153
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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1858 · 20. Bridgewater. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
About 25m west of Fonmon pond beside the road to Fonmon Castle.
History
Built probably in the first half of the C19 but really undatable. The basin is stained red as if the water has a high iron content.
Exterior
Well covered with a domed stone roof. Entrance in dressed limestone with a keyed arched head and a coping over which is partially missing.
Interior
Arched stone vault.
Reason for designation
Included as a part of an unusual and extremely attractive local water supply system, also having group value with the adjacent pond.
Nearby in the register
- Walls surrounding Fonmon Pond including the Bridge and Weir and Well at FonmonWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- East Hall (aka Rosedene)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Watchtower at Fonmon CastleDomesticunder 1 mi
- Stable Block at Fonmon CastleDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.