Tomb of David Charles in Llangunnor churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 16 January 2004. Tomb.
Tomb of David Charles in Llangunnor churchyard
- WRENN ID
- frozen-timber-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 16 January 2004
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SN 430 202
- Coordinates
- 51.85886, -4.28112
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Tomb of David Charles in the churchyard of Llangunnor is a freestone chest tomb featuring blind Gothic arched panels at the corners. The west side of the tomb has a memorial inscription, while the north side includes an inscription that reads 'Awdur "O Fryniau Caersalem"', which is the title of his best-known hymn.
Local climate
Tomb of David Charles in Llangunnor churchyard sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 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 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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