Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
18801
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
11/08/1997
Date of Amendment
11/08/1997
Name of Property
Rock Well
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Llawhaden
Town
Locality
Robeston Wathen
Easting
208438
Northing
215925
Street Side
W
Location
Beside a footpath leading down from Robeston Wathen village (N of the church) into a quarried area called Limekiln Wood, on the left side.
Description
Broad Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Period
History
A village well and washing place, one of two which served the village before mains water was provided. Locally known as Rock Well, it remained in use until the 1930s.
Exterior
The well is set into the bank at the side of the path. A short arched tunnel a half metre wide is built in the local coarse gritstone. Beneath the arch the water issues over a stone sill. It is now received into a slate cattle-trough, with cemented and bolted joints, but this probably post-dates the disuse of the well for human requirements. At the left there is a large worn stone upon which to beat cloth. The bank at the right of the well is revetted in stone for a short distance.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as an interesting relic of village life before the provision of mains water.
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