Sundial on W Lawn at Ffynone is a Grade II listed building in the Pembrokeshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 November 1994. Gate lodge.

Sundial on W Lawn at Ffynone

WRENN ID
idle-tin-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Pembrokeshire
Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
24 November 1994
Type
Gate lodge
Address
Sundial on W Lawn at Ffynone, Ffynnonau, Manordeifi
OS grid reference
SN 241 385
Coordinates
52.01777, -4.56343
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is an early 20th-century sundial made of ashlar stone, located on the west lawn at Ffynone. It features a broad octagonal platform and has a baluster design. The sundial includes a vase-shaped stem that is gadrooned at the top, an octagonal shaft, and a cornice. The brass dial is inset and is inscribed with the phrase 'Post tenebras lux 1723'.

Local climate

Sundial on W Lawn at Ffynone sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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