Churchyard cross shaft to S of Church of St Meugan is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 17 December 1998. Cross shaft.

Churchyard cross shaft to S of Church of St Meugan

WRENN ID
sharp-wattle-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
17 December 1998
Type
Cross shaft
Address
Churchyard cross shaft to S of Church of St Meugan, Llanfeugan, Talybont-On-Usk, Powys
OS grid reference
SO 086 245
Coordinates
51.91171, -3.32897
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The churchyard cross shaft located to the south of the Church of St Meugan is a slender, tapered, octagonal stone structure. It stands on a small square base that has two steps. The cross shaft is in a weathered condition.

Local climate

Churchyard cross shaft to S of Church of St Meugan sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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