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.
Summary Description
Reference Number
12542
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/03/1963
Date of Amendment
28/07/1992
Name of Property
The Close Wall (formerly listed with Porth Y Twr)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
St. David's
Town
Locality
Easting
175106
Northing
225315
Street Side
Location
Surrounding The Cathedral Close with sections on NW and NE sides missing.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Exterior
Medieval surrounding wall to The Cathedral Close, referred to as ruinous and in need of repair 1379, and running for some 1000m around the Close. Only a small portion remains to full height, of which the most impressive is the stretch running down from the lane W of the Deanery to Pont Cerwen Dewi; also substantial is the section running N from Porth y Twr. On the N side the wall crosses the river Alun over a rough segmental masonry arch.
There were four gates into The Close, of which Porth y Twr is the only survivor; the site of Porth Padrig being by the lane W of the Deanery, Porth Gwyn being NW of The Archdeaconry and Porth Boning adjoining The Canonry. A wall around the cathedral enclosures is thought to have existed in 1172.
Scheduled Ancient Monument Pe 18.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group Value.
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