Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Circular Walls and Steps at West End Pond
Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Water Supply and Drainage
- Date of designation
- 16 December 2004
- Locality
- West End Town
- Town
- Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
- Community
- Llantwit Major
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.40908, -3.49142
- Cadw reference
- 83387
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
About 250m north-west of the Church of St. Illtud.
History
A water supply of probably ancient origin but built in its present form in the C19. The walling shows signs of having been built at more than one date, some in the late C20. The pond appears in circular form on the tithe map of 1840.
Exterior
Circular pond surrounded by rough limestone walling which rises up on the west side and has a flight of five steps to the platform at the rear. The walling has a coping of roughly shaped stones. Some of the walling, particularly on the street side, is rebuilt.
Reason for designation
Included as a major relic of the historic water supply of Llantwit Major.
Nearby in the register
- Mid Well at West-End TownWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Plymouth HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garden Wall, Gate and Mounting Block and Stables at Plymouth HouseTransportunder 1 mi
- Hill CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.