Abercarn War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Caerphilly local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 17 December 1998. War memorial.

Abercarn War Memorial

WRENN ID
iron-clay-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Caerphilly
Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn MP: Ruth Jones (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
17 December 1998
Type
War memorial
OS grid reference
ST 216 949
Coordinates
51.64786, -3.13444
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Abercarn War Memorial is a cenotaph made of white stone, set on a base of three granite steps. It features a two-tier plinth and base, adorned with a bronze plaque in a decorative frame. Above this is a tapering pier, which has a bronze wreath and a Welsh inscription, finishing with a cornice moulding. At the top of the memorial is a bronze female figure in flowing drapery, carrying a wreath and blowing a trumpet. An additional plaque is located at the base to the rear.

Local climate

Abercarn War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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