Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
13900
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
06/10/1977
Date of Amendment
28/11/2003
Name of Property
Wall extending west from near the Dovecote in the Garden of St Fagans Castle
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
St. Fagans
Town
Cardiff
Locality
Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans
Easting
311860
Northing
177291
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
Possibly C17 and the former north boundary wall of the castle grounds, to south of the site of old St Fagans Church and Churchyard, as shown on the Plymouth Estate Plan of 1766. The wall was kept deliberately ('Our old old friend the ivy green/Helps to enrich the picturesque scene') as a part of the garden improvements by James Pulham & Co. between 1874-6.
Exterior
Old wall of stone rubble, broken in several places and now very overgrown by ivy. An opening with stone dressings set within the wall.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as one of the structures associated with the gardens and estate of St. Fagans Castle.
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