Churchyard Wall and Lychgate to the Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 31 March 1999. Wall, lychgate. 1 related planning application.
Churchyard Wall and Lychgate to the Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- brooding-pedestal-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 31 March 1999
- Type
- Wall, lychgate
- Address
- Churchyard Wall and Lychgate to the Church of St John the Baptist, Llanystumdwy, Criccieth, LL52 0SP
- OS grid reference
- SH 473 385
- Coordinates
- 52.92305, -4.27144
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The churchyard wall, likely dating to the 17th century, is approximately 1.5 metres high and constructed from rounded river boulders set upon larger boulder foundations. The wall is topped with crenellated stones. It follows a broad curved line around the corner to the lychgate and then steps down to the north-west corner, continuing along the driveway to Ty'n Llan.
The lychgate, oriented west towards Gwindy, is a simple rubble-built gabled structure with side walls that return at both the front and back, supporting iron gates. It has a slated roof. The paired gates have square and dog rails, all topped with fluted conical finials and hinged at the bottom. Inside, the roof is a single purlin construction utilizing re-used timber, with a plastered soffit between limewashed rafters.
Local climate
Churchyard Wall and Lychgate to the Church of St John the Baptist sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,610 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 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2012
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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