Sundial in S garden at Talygarn is a Grade II listed building in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 August 2000. Sundial.

Sundial in S garden at Talygarn

WRENN ID
last-rubblework-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency
Cardiff West MP: Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
15 August 2000
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in S garden at Talygarn, Pont-Y-Clun, Rhondda Cynon Taff
OS grid reference
ST 031 799
Coordinates
51.51034, -3.39627
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The sundial in the south garden at Talygarn is made of reconstituted stone and stands on an octagonal stepped plinth of sandstone. The stem features twisted fluting, and the polygonal head is designed to resemble a crocket capital. The gnomon, which casts the shadow, is currently missing.

Local climate

Sundial in S garden at Talygarn sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,150 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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