Cockpit to W of Plas Taliaris is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 8 July 1966. Building.

Cockpit to W of Plas Taliaris

WRENN ID
late-outpost-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
8 July 1966
Type
Building
Address
Cockpit to W of Plas Taliaris, Manordeilo and Salem
OS grid reference
SN 639 279
Coordinates
51.93379, -3.9798
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The building is a cockpit located to the west of Plas Taliaris and is listed as a Grade II structure. It is constructed from rubble stone and stands approximately 1.5 meters high. The cockpit has an octagonal shape and features a blocked pointed arched opening on the northwest side, which was likely used for birds. There are additional openings on the north and south sides, and the inner walls are thickened on the diagonal faces.

Local climate

Cockpit to W of Plas Taliaris sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,400 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% 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 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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