Dwarf walls, railings and gate to No 8 is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 May 1981. Boundary wall.

Dwarf walls, railings and gate to No 8

WRENN ID
bitter-paling-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 May 1981
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Dwarf walls, railings and gate to No 8, Carmarthen
OS grid reference
SN 411 204
Coordinates
51.85965, -4.3079
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The dwarf walls, railings, and gate at No 8 are made of roughcast render with slate coping. The wrought iron railings are similar to those at No 2 and feature spiked finials with flanking scrolls that rise alternately above the middle and upper horizontal bars. The stanchions are topped with urn finials, and there is a matching gate.

Local climate

Dwarf walls, railings and gate to No 8 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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