Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Date of Designation
15/07/1974
Date of Amendment
13/01/1988
Name of Property
Park Wall Flanking Railingsat Driveway entrance to Cyfarthfa Castle
Unitary Authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Location
Two sections of boundary wall flanking the main road.
History
Probably ca 1825 and built with the entrance gates and lodges.
Exterior
Rough stonework with castellated cappings to match outer turrets of entrance railings. Left-hand section of wall extends NW to a point close to road junction with the Gurnos road and directly opposite the NW end of the park lake. Right-hand section of wall extends SE as far as the bus lay-by on N side of road above Williamstown.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other listed items at Cyfarthfa Castle park and Pandy Farm.
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