Fountain in Centre of terraced garden on W side of Plas Dinefwr is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 7 December 1989. Outbuildings.
Fountain in Centre of terraced garden on W side of Plas Dinefwr
- WRENN ID
- south-bonework-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1989
- Type
- Outbuildings
- Address
- Fountain in Centre of terraced garden on W side of Plas Dinefwr, Llandeilo
- OS grid reference
- SN 614 225
- Coordinates
- 51.88404, -4.01516
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This fountain is located in the center of a terraced garden on the west side of Plas Dinefwr. It features an elaborate polygonal structure designed in a Romanesque style. The plinth is set in a large stone-lined tank. The solid central stem of the basin is surrounded by Norman colonnettes that have cushion capitals. The polygonal masonry basin displays low relief patterns, including interlace and strapwork designs.
Local climate
Fountain in Centre of terraced garden on W side of Plas Dinefwr 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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