Pound by churchyard of Church of St Cwrdaf is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 20 July 1999. Pound/enclosure.

Pound by churchyard of Church of St Cwrdaf

WRENN ID
frozen-step-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
20 July 1999
Type
Pound/enclosure
Address
Pound by churchyard of Church of St Cwrdaf, Llanwrda
OS grid reference
SN 712 319
Coordinates
51.97115, -3.87602
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The pound is a near-circular enclosure located by the churchyard of the Church of St Cwrdaf. It features a surrounding wall made of rubble stone and has a single opening on the west side. The coping is made of rough stone, and the western front facing the road is slightly flattened.

Local climate

Pound by churchyard of Church of St Cwrdaf sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 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 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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