Obelisk in Bodelwyddan Castle Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Denbighshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 6 December 2002. Monument.

Obelisk in Bodelwyddan Castle Garden

WRENN ID
bitter-stair-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Denbighshire
Constituency
Clwyd North MP: Gill German (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
6 December 2002
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
SH 998 746
Coordinates
53.25933, -3.50339
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The obelisk in Bodelwyddan Castle Garden is made of limestone and stands about 5 meters tall, including an inscribed pedestal. It features a simply moulded plinth and cornice on the pedestal. The main inscription honors the 8th Lord Willoughby de Broke for his interest in the castle and estate, which led to significant improvements made by his widow, Lady Margaret. A floral carved band encircles the obelisk at mid-height, displaying family names.

Local climate

Obelisk in Bodelwyddan Castle Garden sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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