Retaining Wall for Church of St. Cwyfan is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Anglesey local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 November 1998. Retaining wall.
Retaining Wall for Church of St. Cwyfan
- WRENN ID
- stranded-trefoil-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Constituency
- Ynys Môn MP: Llinos Medi (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 25 November 1998
- Type
- Retaining wall
- Address
- Retaining Wall for Church of St. Cwyfan, Porth Cwyfan, Aberffraw
- OS grid reference
- SH 335 682
- Coordinates
- 53.1855, -4.49218
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The retaining wall for the Church of St. Cwyfan is a Grade II listed structure that surrounds a small island. It features rough rubble walls that are battered and angled to fit the irregular shape of the island. On the landward side, there are stone steps set into a curved inset, which are accompanied by a simple iron rail.
Local climate
Retaining Wall for Church of St. Cwyfan sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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