Sundial near the N end of the formal garden is a Grade II listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 3 December 1996. Sundial.

Sundial near the N end of the formal garden

WRENN ID
white-buttress-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wrexham
Constituency
Wrexham MP: Andrew Ranger (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
3 December 1996
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial near the N end of the formal garden, Erddig, Marchwiel
OS grid reference
SJ 328 483
Coordinates
53.02777, -3.00276
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a baluster sundial located near the north end of the formal garden. It stands on an octagonal stone plinth and features an octagonal brass dial. The sundial is topped with a decorative brass gnomon that has partially legible lettering and includes the coat of arms of John Meller.

Local climate

Sundial near the N end of the formal garden receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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  1. Screen and gates closing the formal garden at Erddig Grade II* 57 m
  2. Garden walls to N side of formal garden including gatepiers, gates and alcove Grade II 106 m
  3. Pair of pinnacles in the formal garden at Erddig Grade II 166 m
  4. Dovecote Grade II 220 m
  5. Sundial on main axis of the formal garden Grade II 225 m
  6. N Garden Pavilion including attached walls, alcove gatepiers and gates immediately to E of the house Grade II 237 m
  7. Garden walls to S side of formal garden including gate piers, gates and alcove Grade II 237 m
  8. S Garden Pavilion including attached walls, alcove gatepiers and gates immediately to E of house Grade II 244 m
  9. Cupola to SE of the house Grade II 248 m
  10. Gardener's House including Bothies, walls and shed to W Grade II 252 m