Walls of upper terrace to N of Llanharan House is a Grade II listed building in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 November 2000. Wall.

Walls of upper terrace to N of Llanharan House

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency
Pontypridd MP: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
14 November 2000
Type
Wall
Address
Walls of upper terrace to N of Llanharan House, Rhondda Cynon Taff
OS grid reference
ST 006 832
Coordinates
51.53938, -3.43349
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The walls of the upper terrace to the north of Llanharan House are a Grade II listed structure. They consist of a low rubble-stone revetment wall topped with a flat-coped parapet on the downhill side. In the center of the wall, there is a semi-circular projection. Toward the eastern end, a raised stone bed is located above which the parapet features openings for climbing plants. To the left of this area, there are stone steps leading from the lower to the upper terrace. Similar stone steps can be found on the western side, flanked by a rock-faced stone wall that includes square piers topped with ball finials, leading to a path from the lower terrace. This flanking wall extends to a doorway in the lower terrace wall.

The semi-circular projection is topped with a stone pineapple on a plinth, which has replaced an earlier sundial. At the eastern end, a return wall is integrated with the rear wall of the terrace, which is built to retain the bank behind. This wall is also made of rubble stone and features three low segmental arches, one of which is blocked, along with a low niche of uncertain purpose. Towards the western end, the rear wall transitions to brick and continues on the western side, where it connects with the brick eastern wall of the former kitchen garden.

Local climate

Walls of upper terrace to N of Llanharan House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,150 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% 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 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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