Gunter monuments in the churchyard at E end 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.

Gunter monuments in the churchyard at E end of church of St Michael

WRENN ID
veiled-turret-alder
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
Gunter monuments in the churchyard at E end of church of St Michael, Cathedine, Llangors, Powys
OS grid reference
SO 143 251
Coordinates
51.91851, -3.24646
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Gunter monuments are located in the churchyard at the east end of St Michael's Church. They consist of a pair of monuments enclosed by hexagonal iron railings. The northern monument is a plain obelisk with an inscription at its base. The southern monument is a plain chest tomb supported by metal feet, featuring a primary inscription on its southern side.

Local climate

Gunter monuments in the churchyard at E end 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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