Monuments to John Williams and Ellis Owen is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 March 1999. Tombstones.
Monuments to John Williams and Ellis Owen
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-cornice-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1999
- Type
- Tombstones
- Address
- Monuments to John Williams and Ellis Owen, Ystumllyn, Dolbenmaen
- OS grid reference
- SH 525 387
- Coordinates
- 52.92618, -4.19462
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The monuments to John Williams and Ellis Owen are two pink granite tombstones located side by side. The western tombstone features a cubic die set on a moulded base, topped with a cornice that carries a stepped cross, all surrounded by low cast iron railings with fleur terminals. The eastern tombstone consists of a short column with a cavetto-sided conical apex that supports a turned vase. The first tombstone is inscribed to John Williams, also known as Ioan Madog, a notable bard who died in 1878. The second tombstone is dedicated to Ellis Owen of Cefn Meusydd, who passed away in 1868. Both individuals were prominent literary figures in South Caernarfonshire during the third quarter of the 19th century.
Local climate
Monuments to John Williams and Ellis Owen 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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