Gravestone of John Ystymllyn is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 March 1999. Monument.

Gravestone of John Ystymllyn

WRENN ID
brooding-nave-marsh
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
30 March 1999
Type
Monument
Address
Gravestone of John Ystymllyn, Ystumllyn, Dolbenmaen
OS grid reference
SH 525 387
Coordinates
52.92611, -4.1949
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The gravestone of John Ystymllyn is a simple sandstone headstone. It features an elegant inscription that reads, "Here lieth the Body of John Ystymllyn who Died July the 27th 1791, Aged 46 Years." The headstone also includes an inscription noting his origin in India, likely from the West Indies.

Local climate

Gravestone of John Ystymllyn sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,550 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% 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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