Lychgate at the Church of St Beuno is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 October 1971. Lychgate.

Lychgate at the Church of St Beuno

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
19 October 1971
Type
Lychgate
Address
Lychgate at the Church of St Beuno, Penmorfa, Dolbenmaen
OS grid reference
SH 541 403
Coordinates
52.94023, -4.17179
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The lychgate at the Church of St Beuno is set in the churchyard wall and dates back to 1698. It is constructed from rubble stonework and features a slate roof supported by coped gables on kneelers. Five rounded steps lead up to the passage, which is closed off by boarded timber gates with strap hinges set in an outer rebate. The gateposts extend to a high cross transom with an inserted plank arch. Inside the passage, there are timber seats on each side. On the southwest gable end, there is a slate displaying a heraldic eagle on a lozenge, along with the inscription: MRS A M E JONES / O'R PARKIAU A RODD / YR ADEILAD HON / 1698 / PAM OEDD / H JONES RECTOR / W WYNE ESQ R IOHN WADENIED.

Local climate

Lychgate at the Church of St Beuno 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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