Water Trough opposite Porth Pen-y-parc is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 9 December 2005. Water trough.

Water Trough opposite Porth Pen-y-parc

WRENN ID
night-arch-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
9 December 2005
Type
Water trough
Address
Water Trough opposite Porth Pen-y-parc, Llanover, Abergavenny
OS grid reference
SO 310 084
Coordinates
51.7703, -3.0013
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The water trough opposite Porth Pen-y-parc is a roadside niche constructed from random rock-faced conglomerate rubble, with some stones neatly squared. Inside the niche, there is a large rough stone trough and a water spout. Above the spout, there are three recessed panels, although the details on these panels are no longer legible. The coping of the niche is ramped up, featuring rough stones with flat stones in the center.

Local climate

Water Trough opposite Porth Pen-y-parc 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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