The Picton Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 May 1981. Monument.

The Picton Monument

WRENN ID
riven-lintel-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 May 1981
Type
Monument
Address
The Picton Monument, Carmarthen, SA31 3BU
OS grid reference
SN 402 199
Coordinates
51.85524, -4.32075
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Picton Monument is a neoclassical obelisk that stands approximately 24 meters high. It is made of tooled grey limestone and is set on a panelled pedestal. The monument features inscriptions in raised capital letters on two sides, stating: "Picton born August 24 1758 Fell at Waterloo June 18 1815." The other two sides list the names of his battles: Busaco, Badajos, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse, and Waterloo. Diagonal plain plinths extend from the corners of the pedestal.

Local climate

The Picton Monument 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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