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Wall along S side of churchyard

A Grade II Listed Building in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7366 / 51°44'11"N

Longitude: -4.3063 / 4°18'22"W

OS Eastings: 240847

OS Northings: 206724

OS Grid: SN408067

Mapcode National: GBR GP.TL6D

Mapcode Global: VH3M2.9MT3

Plus Code: 9C3QPMPV+JF

Entry Name: Wall along S side of churchyard

Listing Date: 28 July 1998

Last Amended: 28 July 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20191

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300020191

Location: Situated on N side of Lady Street, between Parish Room and track to No 17 Lady Street.

County: Carmarthenshire

Town: Kidwelly

Community: Kidwelly (Cydweli)

Community: Kidwelly

Locality: Kidwelly/Cydweli

Built-Up Area: Kidwelly

Traditional County: Carmarthenshire

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History

Late C18 to early C19 churchyard wall, built using industrial slag from mineral smelting.

Exterior

Rubble stone wall, some 2m high to road, with band of squared slag blocks at mid height, and slag block coping of rounded triangular section. 14m from parish room to churchyard gate, with square rubble piers and C20 iron gates. 43m to upper gateway with square rubble piers, stone caps and earlier C19 iron gates with scrolled finials. Short rebuilt length to right of gateway.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for group value with the Church of St Mary, and of interest for the use of industrial slag.

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