Porth-y-mynde, wall and entrance gates of Caer Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Newport local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 August 1974. House.

Porth-y-mynde, wall and entrance gates of Caer Cottage

WRENN ID
vast-vestry-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newport
Constituency
Newport East MP: Jessica Morden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
1 August 1974
Type
House
Address
Porth-y-mynde, wall and entrance gates of Caer Cottage, Caerleon, NP18 1AG
OS grid reference
ST 341 904
Coordinates
51.60906, -2.95247
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Porth-y-mynde is a wall and entrance gates of Caer Cottage, constructed from squared local red sandstone and conglomerate rubble. The wall stands about 6 meters high and is approximately 12 meters long. It features large and small four-centred archways that are outlined in dressed sandstone and have keyed heads. The larger archway, known as Porth-y-mynde, includes plank double gates with strap hinges, while the smaller foot arch has a plank door. The wall extends the full distance between Nos 15 and 16 and rises to the height of their eaves. The interior face of the wall has not been seen.

Local climate

Porth-y-mynde, wall and entrance gates of Caer Cottage receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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