Cross base and sundial in Llangyndeyrn churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 12 December 2003. Sundial.

Cross base and sundial in Llangyndeyrn churchyard

WRENN ID
strange-vestry-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Llanelli MP: Dame Nia Griffith (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
12 December 2003
Type
Sundial
Address
Cross base and sundial in Llangyndeyrn churchyard, Llangyndyern
OS grid reference
SN 456 139
Coordinates
51.80294, -4.24027
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The cross base and sundial in the churchyard of Llangyndeyrn features a freestone shaft with a square base that has stopped angles. The shaft is octagonal and tapers to a height of approximately 0.7 meters. At the top, there is a metal sundial plate, although the gnomon is missing.

Local climate

Cross base and sundial in Llangyndeyrn churchyard sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,360 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% 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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