Sundial in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Flintshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 18 July 2001. Sundial.
Sundial in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- dusted-window-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Flintshire
- Constituency
- Clwyd East MP: Becky Gittins (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 18 July 2001
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, Gwaenysgor, Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor
- OS grid reference
- SJ 074 810
- Coordinates
- 53.31783, -3.39
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The sundial in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary is a tall square shaft made of freestone. Its base is hidden by vegetation, and the corners have stop-chamfered angles. The north face of the sundial is inscribed with '1663 RE PE'. At the top, there is a depression intended for a square plate and gnomon, although these parts are now missing.
Local climate
Sundial in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary 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 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% 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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