Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
13884
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
06/10/1977
Date of Amendment
28/11/2003
Name of Property
North Wall of the Entrance Garden at St Fagans Castle
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
St. Fagans
Town
Cardiff
Locality
Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans
Easting
312043
Northing
177181
Street Side
Location
One of the associated structures in the gardens of St Fagans Castle and part of the Museum of Welsh Life.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
C18 or earlier. A formal enclosure as an entrance to a country house is characteristic of the early C17 and part of the walling may date from that period.
Exterior
Garden wall of limestone rubble about 2.5m in height. There is a doorway in the wall with a slightly cambered headed arch of dressed stone, a parapet with ramped coping and very ornate wrought iron gate. There is a further doorway towards the east end of the wall; this opens on to the rose garden and has a pointed head with stone voussoirs and stone parapet and a boarded door with hinges.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as one of the structures associated with the gardens and estate of St. Fagans Castle.
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