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
6608
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
17/01/1963
Date of Amendment
04/12/2001
Name of Property
The Pound
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Ystradgynlais
Town
Abercraf
Locality
Gwaunclawdd
Easting
280822
Northing
212450
Street Side
W
Location
Situated by the River Tawe at SW end of bridge to Lamb & Flag Cottages from Rheolau Arms Inn.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
Pound for stray animals removed from common land, probably early to mid C19.
Exterior
Pound, whitewashed rubble stone, circular enclosure with walls of about 2m with flagstone coping and entrance doorway to lane with stone voussoirs. A short length of wall with sloping coping runs right from doorway to narrow gap between the pound and the river. There is a low escape hole to this area of ground on the right side of the pound, with projecting stone lintel.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a well-built C19 animal pound and for group value with adjacent listed buildings.
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