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
83387
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/12/2004
Date of Amendment
16/12/2004
Name of Property
Circular Walls and Steps at West End Pond
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
Llantwit Major
Town
Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
Locality
West End Town
Easting
296367
Northing
168840
Street Side
Location
About 250m north-west of the Church of St. Illtud.
Description
Broad Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Period
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.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a major relic of the historic water supply of Llantwit Major.
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