Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Sundial in Chuchyard, Church of St Michael
Forden with Leighton and Trelystan, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Forden, Forden with Leighton and Trelystan, Powys, designated on 20 March 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 20 March 1998
- Locality
- Forden
- Town
- Forden
- Community
- Forden with Leighton and Trelystan
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.60214, -3.14251
- Cadw reference
- 19547
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 151 Welshpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located in the churchyard by the path to the tower door, approximately 16m S of the tower.
Exterior
Tall urn-shaped baluster of Grinshill sandstone, the bowl decorated with overlapping leaves, on a moulded base, standing on a circular plinth. The square top carried a bronze dial by Richard Harper of Salop, inscribed 'I steal upon you Richd Bryan Willm Bishop CHURCHWARDENS 17/77', and giving the latitude of 52 deg 34'. The gnomon was apparently set up on site.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine example of an C18 sundial complete with plate.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Pound Fields CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-llanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Offa's Dyke: Section from point 90m S of Chirbury Road to S Boundary of Nant-Cribau ParkLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.