Sundial to South of Church of St David is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1987. Sundial.

Sundial to South of Church of St David

WRENN ID
south-hammer-ivy
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 November 1987
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial to South of Church of St David, Davidstow
OS grid reference
SX 151 872
Coordinates
50.6555, -4.61701
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sundial located to the south of the Church of St David, likely from the 17th century and restored in 1876 by Michael Williams. It is made of granite and features a moulded granite monolith shaped like a slim, symmetrical baluster that stands on a square base. The sundial is square in plan and includes an inscription noting the restoration. It is of particularly fine quality.

Local climate

Sundial to South of Church of St David sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% 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 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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