Birdbath in garden of former abbot's house is a Grade II listed building in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 March 2002. Garden feature.

Birdbath in garden of former abbot's house

WRENN ID
dark-passage-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Constituency
Mid and South Pembrokeshire MP: Henry Tufnell (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
28 March 2002
Type
Garden feature
Address
Birdbath in garden of former abbot's house, Caldey Village, Tenby
OS grid reference
SS 141 965
Coordinates
51.63708, -4.6869
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This birdbath is located in the garden of the former abbot's house. It is set on a large square block made of rough stone. The birdbath features a terracotta octagonal base with a pedestal-like block above, which is made from a single piece of stone or a cast imitation stone. The square base has ogee-moulded broaches leading to a rounded, thick shaft that ends in a square top. At the top, there is a small bowl that is indented into the flat surface.

Local climate

Birdbath in garden of former abbot's house sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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