The Old Pound is a Grade II listed building in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 May 1970. Former blacksmiths shop.
The Old Pound
- WRENN ID
- riven-loft-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
- Constituency
- Mid and South Pembrokeshire MP: Henry Tufnell (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1970
- Type
- Former blacksmiths shop
- Address
- The Old Pound, Castlemartin
- OS grid reference
- SR 915 983
- Coordinates
- 51.64502, -5.01424
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Old Pound is a circular pound for stray cattle, built in 1780 and restored in 1972 by Pembroke Rural District Council. It features uncoursed rubble masonry walls that stand 1.8 meters high, topped with rubble coping. The structure has an approximate diameter of 13 meters. The interior is now designed as a public garden, complete with paths, shrubs, and seating areas, and includes a wooden gate. This is a fine example of its type, located in an area known for its cattle farming.
Local climate
The Old Pound sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,140 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 2 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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