Entrance gates and piers to Eglwys Newydd church is a Grade II listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 16 March 2005. Gatepiers and gates.

Entrance gates and piers to Eglwys Newydd church

WRENN ID
sombre-cloister-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ceredigion
Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
16 March 2005
Type
Gatepiers and gates
Address
Entrance gates and piers to Eglwys Newydd church, Hafod, Aberystwyth, Pontarfynach
OS grid reference
SN 768 737
Coordinates
52.34756, -3.80901
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The entrance gates and piers to Eglwys Newydd church consist of two tall gatepiers made of rubble stone. These piers feature tooled quoins, a plinth, a flat cap, and a top pedestal with a square base that supports a tapering square top, which carries a 20th-century lantern. The double gates include dog-bars, a mid-rail, and some wrought iron scroll-work.

Local climate

Entrance gates and piers to Eglwys Newydd church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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