Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Sundial in churchyard at Parish Church of St Chad
Holt, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 17 July 1996
- Locality
- Holt
- Community
- Holt
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.08074, -2.87918
- Cadw reference
- 16960
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the S side of the churchyard at the Parish Church of St. Chad.
History
Probably erected in 1736 although the column is sometimes claimed to be a re-used Roman column on the basis of its entasis.
Exterior
Sandstone shaft, clearly shaped as a column mounted on 2 concentric stone steps. The initials and date `RCW 1736 TP?W' are carved onto the shaft. The upper face no longer retains its dial and gnomon.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with the Parish Church of St. Chad.
Nearby in the register
- Parish Church of St ChadReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Gates, Gate-piers and Railings at W entrance to churchyard at Parish Church of St ChadReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Deeside FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Village CrossDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.