The Pound is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 17 January 1963. House.

The Pound

WRENN ID
guardian-ember-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
17 January 1963
Type
House
Address
The Pound, Gwaunclawdd, Abercraf, Ystradgynlais
OS grid reference
SN 808 124
Coordinates
51.79796, -3.72967
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Pound is a circular enclosure made of whitewashed rubble stone, dating from an unspecified period. The walls are approximately 2 meters high and feature flagstone coping. There is an entrance doorway leading to the lane, which is constructed with stone voussoirs. To the right of the doorway, a short length of wall with sloping coping extends towards a narrow gap between the pound and the river. Additionally, on the right side of the pound, there is a low escape hole that has a projecting stone lintel.

Local climate

The Pound sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,460 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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