Well above Ffynon Corn is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 October 1971. Well.

Well above Ffynon Corn

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
Well
Address
Well above Ffynon Corn, Yr Enlli / Bardsey Island, Aberdaron
OS grid reference
SH 121 221
Coordinates
52.76464, -4.78562
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The well, located high above Ffynon Corn, is cut into the rock-face and features a stone basin made up of slabs of yellow gritstone, along with a step and shelf. It has a large slab with a rounded inlet that is currently covered by rising water. The well likely once had a superstructure above it.

Local climate

Well above Ffynon Corn sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,410 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 99% of listed buildings.

It averages fewer than one freeze-thaw cycle a year. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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