Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Sundial in churchyard of Church oc St Cynidr & St Peter
Gwernyfed, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Treble Hill, Gwernyfed, Powys, designated on 15 December 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 15 December 1995
- Locality
- Treble Hill
- Community
- Gwernyfed
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.03933, -3.20052
- Cadw reference
- 17061
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 214 Talgarth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located in the churchyard on rising ground, approximately 40m SE of the E end of the chancel of the church.
Exterior
An C18 octagonal red sandstone shaft, tapered, with an ovolo and cavetto moulded square capital, all standing on stepped plinth. Sundial plate of bronze, inscribed GLASBURY 1741, and a later date, 1782 added. Gnomon broken at the time of inspection (July 1995).
Reason for designation
Included as a feature surviving from the earlier church at Glasbury, of group value with the Sunday School, Church and Hughes monument.
Nearby in the register
- Hughes Monument in churchyard of church of St Cynidr and St PeterReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St Cynidr and St PeterReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Sunday School in Churchyard of Church of St Cynidr & St PeterReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Glasbury Old ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.