South Wall of Forecourt at St Fagans Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Cardiff local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 6 October 1977. Wall. 1 related planning application.

South Wall of Forecourt at St Fagans Castle

WRENN ID

slow-eave-moss

Grade

II

Local Planning Authority

Cardiff

Constituency

Cardiff West MP: Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Lab)

Country

Wales

Date first listed

6 October 1977

Type

Wall

Address

South Wall of Forecourt at St Fagans Castle, Museum of Welsh Life, CF5 6EJ

OS grid reference

ST 120 771

Coordinates

51.48627, -3.26851

Source

Cadw listing

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Description

Local climate

South Wall of Forecourt at St Fagans Castle sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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• ×No EPC on record for this property
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• ✓Related listed building consents — 1 application
• ✓Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
• ✓Flood risk assessment
• ✓Radon risk assessment
• ✓Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity

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Nearby listed buildings

1. Lead Cistern in the east forecourt of St Fagans Castle Grade II* 18 m
2. South Wall of the Entrance Garden separating it from the Stable Court at St Fagans Castle Grade II 28 m
3. Stable Court at St Fagans Castle Grade II 31 m
4. St Fagans Castle Grade I 32 m
5. 1 Castle Hill Grade II 36 m
6. 2 Castle Hill Grade II 38 m
7. 3 Castle Hill Grade II 42 m
8. 4 Castle Hill Grade II 45 m
9. South Boundary Wall of the Stable Court including the Drinking Fountain on Castle Hill Grade II 50 m
10. Fountain to north of St Fagans Castle in the Dutch Garden Grade II 54 m