Sundial in churchyard of St Cenau, Llangenny is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 November 1998. Monument.

Sundial in churchyard of St Cenau, Llangenny

WRENN ID
gentle-storey-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 November 1998
Type
Monument
Address
Sundial in churchyard of St Cenau, Llangenny, the Vale of Grwyney, Powys
OS grid reference
SO 240 181
Coordinates
51.85664, -3.10468
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The sundial in the churchyard of St Cenau in Llangenny is set on a square stepped base made of dressed stone. It features a baluster-shaped pedestal topped with a brass gnomon, and the entire structure is constructed from sandstone.

Local climate

Sundial in churchyard of St Cenau, Llangenny sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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