Vaughan monument in the churchyard to S side of church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 21 August 1998. Monument.
Vaughan monument in the churchyard to S side of church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- odd-cupola-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 21 August 1998
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Vaughan monument in the churchyard to S side of church of St Michael, Cathedine, Llangors, Powys
- OS grid reference
- SO 143 251
- Coordinates
- 51.91848, -3.24658
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Vaughan monument is located in the churchyard on the south side of the Church of St Michael. It is a tall square pillar made of ashlar stone, which slightly flares at the base. The monument features a very heavy tiered cornice topped with an urn, and it stands on a moulded stone plinth. The pillar is surrounded by a rectangular enclosure of metal railings with spear finials. There are inscriptions on all four sides of the monument, with the earliest inscription located on the south side.
Local climate
Vaughan monument in the churchyard to S side of church of St Michael sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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