Fountain near south-west corner of Glynllifon House is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 8 September 1998. Fountain.

Fountain near south-west corner of Glynllifon House

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
8 September 1998
Type
Fountain
Address
Fountain near south-west corner of Glynllifon House, Llandwrog
OS grid reference
SH 456 553
Coordinates
53.07319, -4.30567
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The fountain near the south-west corner of Glynllifon House is a Grade II listed structure. It features a circular pool that is lined with brick, and at its center is a fountain made up of a scalloped bowl resting on a fluted base. This is mounted on a pierced brick plinth, and the pool is surrounded by a stone border.

Local climate

Fountain near south-west corner of Glynllifon House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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