Tower of Church of St David and St Cyfelach is a Grade II* listed building in the Swansea local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 February 2002. Church.
Tower of Church of St David and St Cyfelach
- WRENN ID
- late-parapet-quill
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Swansea
- Constituency
- Gower MP: Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 28 February 2002
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Tower of Church of St David and St Cyfelach, Llangyfelach
- OS grid reference
- SS 646 989
- Coordinates
- 51.67282, -3.95904
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Tower of the Church of St David and St Cyfelach is a detached church tower dating from the 18th century. It is a square, unbuttressed structure made of thin coursed rubble stone, featuring dressed stone small quoins. Each face of the tower has a very small plain rectangular 2-light louvred bell-opening, along with some tiny openings located lower down—one on each face just above mid-height, and one slightly lower on the north, west, and south faces. The east face includes a low ashlar pointed arch that is unmoulded with raised imposts, which likely led to a former nave, although no other signs of building remain.
The south side has rebuilt walling covering most of the upper third of the tower. The west side does not have a door, while the north side features an inserted door, possibly from the 17th century, which has a flat grey sandstone lintel and chamfered ashlar jambs. This plank door is fitted with wrought iron strap hinges. The lintel is a reused early Christian stone that bears an incised cross approximately 30 inches high, which was already much eroded by the 19th century.
The rebuilt parapet includes a string course below and battlements with flat tops and an outer face that is chamfered. Additionally, there are stone rainwater spouts on the north and south sides. The tower is not accessible.
Local climate
Tower of Church of St David and St Cyfelach sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,420 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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