Lychgate and churchyard wall to Church of St Tudwen is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 July 1998. Lychgate, churchyard wall.

Lychgate and churchyard wall to Church of St Tudwen

WRENN ID
sleeping-parapet-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
15 July 1998
Type
Lychgate, churchyard wall
Address
Lychgate and churchyard wall to Church of St Tudwen, Llandudwen, Pwllheli, Buan
OS grid reference
SH 273 368
Coordinates
52.90139, -4.56832
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The lychgate and churchyard walls belong to the Church of St Tudwen and are constructed from continuous rubble stone, forming a boundary wall around the rectangular churchyard, which features rough stone coping. There is a walled entry path to the west that includes a mounting stone inscribed with "Garreg Farch" at the far end. The lychgate, also made of rubble stone, has a plain flat-topped west side and is topped by a slated gabled roof. Behind the lychgate, there is an east-facing square-headed doorway with a stone lintel.

Local climate

Lychgate and churchyard wall to Church of St Tudwen sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,640 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 2 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. 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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