Sundial at Rhual is a Grade II listed building in the Flintshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 June 1995. House.

Sundial at Rhual

WRENN ID
twelfth-cinder-summer
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Flintshire
Constituency
Clwyd East MP: Becky Gittins (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
14 June 1995
Type
House
Address
Sundial at Rhual, Gwernaffield with Pantmwyn
OS grid reference
SJ 221 648
Coordinates
53.17479, -3.16653
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The sundial at Rhual, likely from the early 19th century, features a vase-shaped stone shaft that stands on a circular stone base. The dial is made of brass and has partially legible markings, along with a brass gnomon.

Local climate

Sundial at Rhual receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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