Sundial is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 May 1995. Bridge.

Sundial

WRENN ID
second-joist-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
26 May 1995
Type
Bridge
Address
Sundial, Edwinsford, Llansawel
OS grid reference
SN 631 347
Coordinates
51.99391, -3.99446
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a small stone upright sundial built in 1899. It features a triple stepped circular base and a square pedestal that has a moulded base and cornice. The pedestal is topped with a four-sided stone sundial that has an obelisk head. The sides of the pedestal are panelled and include carved work with raised lettering. The eastern face is dated 1899 and displays a heraldic shield along with the initials J.S.D. The northern cartouche features the inscription: "Do today's work today." The western side also has a heraldic shield with the initials M.L.D., while the southern cartouche bears the inscription: "The night cometh when no man can work." The sundial has three faces, with the western side inscribed: "Watch and pray for ye know neither the day nor the hour."

Local climate

Sundial 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 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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