Lychgate to Parish church of St Cynwyl is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 August 1995. Church.
Lychgate to Parish church of St Cynwyl
- WRENN ID
- lesser-vestry-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 2 August 1995
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Lychgate to Parish church of St Cynwyl, Caeo, Cynwyl Gaeo
- OS grid reference
- SN 675 398
- Coordinates
- 52.04141, -3.93322
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The lychgate to the Parish Church of St Cynwyl is a 19th-century structure featuring a gabled front made of squared rock-faced grey sandstone with ashlar dressings. It has a steeply pitched stone-tiled roof, wooden soffits, and projecting bracketed bargeboards that are adorned with carved consoles. The lychgate includes a wide four-centred entry with an ashlar head that has a drip detail. It is fitted with low paired wooden panelled gates that have strap hinges; the upper panels are designed to open with spiral twist iron bars. Above the gates is a square Perpendicular two-light window, which features a label, trefoiled lights, and latticed iron panes. A carved gablet rises above the window, topped with a crucifix. The rear elevation mirrors the front but does not include gates.
In front of the lychgate, there are a pair of earlier square ashlar gate-piers with moulded stone copings that rise to ball finials. A short wide flight of cemented steps leads up to the lychgate.
Inside, the lychgate has a collarbeam roof, a flagstone floor, and stone benches. There are inscribed stone memorial tablets positioned to the left and right.
Local climate
Lychgate to Parish church of St Cynwyl sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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