Sundial on lawn to S of Penpont is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 18 January 2002. Sundial. 1 related planning application.

Sundial on lawn to S of Penpont

WRENN ID
spare-quartz-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
18 January 2002
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial on lawn to S of Penpont, Trallong, Powys, LD3 8EU
OS grid reference
SN 971 287
Coordinates
51.94745, -3.49788
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The sundial located on the lawn to the south of Penpont is made of grey stone and stands on a moulded octagonal base. It features a tapering octagonal column that has moulded cap and base. The flat top of the sundial is equipped with a brass dial and gnomon, which has eroded inscriptions.

Local climate

Sundial on lawn to S of Penpont sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,330 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 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% 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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