W Precinct Wall at Ewenny Priory (house) is a Grade I listed building in the Vale of Glamorgan local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 3 March 1998. Boundary stone.
W Precinct Wall at Ewenny Priory (house)
- WRENN ID
- waiting-gateway-owl
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Constituency
- Vale of Glamorgan MP: Kanishka Narayan (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1998
- Type
- Boundary stone
- OS grid reference
- SS 911 777
- Coordinates
- 51.48797, -3.56954
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The west precinct wall at Ewenny Priory is a Grade I listed structure consisting of three sections of coursed rubble wall that meet at roughly right angles. These walls stand nearly to their full height and were originally topped with battlements, which are mostly preserved, particularly on the southern section. The northern section connects to the northern gatehouse on the east and a corner tower on the west. This section features a strongly battered base, two rows of putlogs, and six intact arrow slits.
The northwest corner tower is semicircular and also stands nearly to full height on the west side, with intact arrow loops on the northeast and northwest sides. The western section of the wall is slightly curved and includes putlogs, arrow slits, and battlements that are intact, though its base is less battered than the others. This section connects to the southern section at right angles, with quoins, and extends to the southern gatehouse.
Access to the battlements is available through a west-facing doorway in the northern gatehouse, and a walkway remains intact around all three sides of the structure. The northwest tower features deep embrasures for the arrow loops and had former steps leading up to the battlements.
Local climate
W Precinct Wall at Ewenny Priory (house) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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