Tunnel under Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 February 1971. Dwelling.

Tunnel under Canal

WRENN ID
plain-paling-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
24 February 1971
Type
Dwelling
Address
Tunnel under Canal, Llanfoist, Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire
OS grid reference
SO 284 130
Coordinates
51.81106, -3.03881
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The tunnel under the canal, which includes a flight of steps to the east, is a Grade II listed structure. It is oriented northeast to southwest and measures 33.6 meters in total length. The original section is located under the canal at the downhill end, featuring a high stone revetment wall that follows the canal's curve and a round arched entrance made of red sandstone voussoirs set back from the arch. This part of the tunnel is stone-lined with a semi-circular arched roof.

The second phase of the tunnel is similar in design and continues along the same alignment. However, the third phase, which is directly beneath the house, shifts to a more east-west alignment, featuring straight sides and a flat roof that also serves as the floor of the house. There is a culvert located on the southeast side. At the uphill end, the tunnel entrance is situated beneath the gable end of the house and is covered by a cast-iron plate. On the downhill side, a steep flight of stone steps connects the towpath to the tunnel, with one step inscribed with 'B & A C Co' for the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal Company.

Local climate

Tunnel under Canal receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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