Sundial in churchyard, Church of St Garmon. is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 13 June 1997. Sundial. 2 related planning applications.
Sundial in churchyard, Church of St Garmon.
- WRENN ID
- outer-joist-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1997
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial in churchyard, Church of St Garmon., Castle Caereinion, SY21 9AL
- OS grid reference
- SJ 163 054
- Coordinates
- 52.64067, -3.2377
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This is a sundial located within the churchyard of the Church of St Garmon. The sundial dates to 1764. It features a limestone pedestal of an inverted baluster shape, which stands on a moulded base. The pedestal is topped with a moulded cap that terminates in a small square block. Affixed to this block is a brass plate dial made by O. Ratcliff of Pool (Welshpool). The dial includes a gnomon and is inscribed with the latitude as 53 degrees 30' North.
Local climate
Sundial in churchyard, Church of St Garmon. receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2021
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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