Sundial in Caerwys churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Flintshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 July 2002. Sundial.
Sundial in Caerwys churchyard
- WRENN ID
- riven-railing-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Flintshire
- Constituency
- Clwyd East MP: Becky Gittins (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 19 July 2002
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 127 728
- Coordinates
- 53.24544, -3.30929
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The sundial in the churchyard of Caerwys is made of freestone and features a baluster design on a square base and an octagonal plinth. Although the moulded stone cap has been replaced, the metal plate and gnomon are original. The plate is dated 1830 and includes the maker's name, along with the inscriptions 'JR' and 'EW', identifying the churchwardens.
Local climate
Sundial in Caerwys churchyard receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% 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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