Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pound near Three Horse Shoes
Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 2 June 2010
- Locality
- Pont-ar-llechu
- Community
- Llangadog
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.90408, -3.85063
- Cadw reference
- 87604
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 1860 "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Just to the South of the former Three Horse Shoes PH at Pont-ar-llechau
History
Pound for stray animals off the mountain, probably C19. Its location on the edge of the mountain road from Llangadog to Brynaman and its association with a public house also suggests that it was used as temporary shelter for the movement of groups of animals. It is also probable that it served as a stopping point on a drovers route from Pont-ar-llechau eastwards to Llanddeuasant, Trecastle and then Brecon.
Exterior
Animal pound, circular enclosure of rubble stone with entrance to north with stone slab lintel over.
Reason for designation
Listed for special historic interest as a well preserved and relatively rare survivor of the pounds for stray animals that were particular to the margins of common land and for its connection with the droving trade in east Carmarthenshire.
Nearby in the register
- PenyrhiwDomesticunder 1 mi
- Brynmelyn and attached outbuildingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Waun Pwtlyn Long BarrowLong Barrow2 mi
- Llys-Brychan Roman SiteVilla2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.