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The Pound

A Grade II Listed Building in Ystradgynlais, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.798 / 51°47'52"N

Longitude: -3.7296 / 3°43'46"W

OS Eastings: 280822

OS Northings: 212450

OS Grid: SN808124

Mapcode National: GBR Y7.XTS1

Mapcode Global: VH5G3.92NH

Plus Code: 9C3RQ7XC+54

Entry Name: The Pound

Listing Date: 17 January 1963

Last Amended: 4 December 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 6608

Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

ID on this website: 300006608

Location: Situated by the River Tawe at SW end of bridge to Lamb & Flag Cottages from Rheolau Arms Inn.

County: Powys

Town: Swansea

Community: Ystradgynlais

Community: Ystradgynlais

Locality: Gwaunclawdd

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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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.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a well-built C19 animal pound and for group value with adjacent listed buildings.

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  • II 12 Lamb & Flag Cottages
    Situated at S end of terraced row on S bank of Tawe, reached by temporary bridge from Rheolau Arms Inn.
  • II* Circular cow-house at Gwaunclawdd
    About 1km W of Abercraf; to S of A 4067 and River Tawe. Towards end of group of buildings on E side of lane.
  • II Cae'r Lan Castle
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  • II Pont-y-Yard
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  • II Yard House
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