Section of former gaol wall is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 November 2003. Historic wall.

Section of former gaol wall

WRENN ID
seventh-spire-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
28 November 2003
Type
Historic wall
Address
Section of former gaol wall, Carmarthen
OS grid reference
SN 413 199
Coordinates
51.85584, -4.30488
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a tall wall made of rubble stone that extends from the edge of the castle mound to the entrance of the County Hall car park from Spilman Street.

Local climate

Section of former gaol wall 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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  1. Castle Hill House Grade II 22 m
  2. Front garden wall, gate and railings to No 2 Grade II 24 m
  3. 2 Spilman Street Grade II 29 m
  4. 17 Queen Street Grade II 38 m
  5. Premises occupied by Mount Antiques Grade II 41 m
  6. County Hall Grade II 42 m
  7. 1 Queen Street Grade II 42 m
  8. 16 Queen Street Grade II 45 m
  9. 2 Queen Street Grade II 45 m
  10. 3 Queen Street Grade II 48 m