Sundial in churchyard of St Elian's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Conwy local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 July 1998. Sundial.

Sundial in churchyard of St Elian's Church

WRENN ID
tired-flagstone-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Conwy
Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy MP: Claire Hughes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
2 July 1998
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in churchyard of St Elian's Church, Llanelian-Yn-Rhos, Abergele, Betws Yn Rhos
OS grid reference
SH 863 764
Coordinates
53.27258, -3.70533
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The sundial located in the churchyard of St Elian's Church features a chamfered, tapering limestone shaft topped with a square sandstone section. Embedded in the sandstone is a square brass sundial that includes a decorative gnomon. The sundial stands on a square, two-stage rough limestone base.

Local climate

Sundial in churchyard of St Elian's Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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