Gatepiers and flanking ranges to rear courtyard at Penpont is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 27 May 2005. Gatepiers.

Gatepiers and flanking ranges to rear courtyard at Penpont

WRENN ID
twelfth-bracket-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
27 May 2005
Type
Gatepiers
Address
Gatepiers and flanking ranges to rear courtyard at Penpont, Trallong, Powys, LD3 8EU
OS grid reference
SN 971 287
Coordinates
51.94757, -3.49833
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The gatepiers and flanking ranges at Penpont date from the late 19th century and are situated at the entrance to a rear courtyard. The structure features two tall stone walls that meet at right angles to the drive, adorned with an impost string course and topped with tall sections that slope back in an ogee curve. To the north, there are narrow lean-to ranges that extend northward, covered with slate roofs. The northern ends of these lean-tos curve outward and have doors; the western door is framed with stone voussoirs, while the eastern door has a timber lintel. The rear of the eastern range is constructed of rubble stone and includes a window, a door, and another window to the left. Inside, there is a deep pit. The gatepiers frame a pair of detached cast-iron gate posts from the late 19th century, which support iron double gates.

Local climate

Gatepiers and flanking ranges to rear courtyard at Penpont sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,330 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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