Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Sundial at the Church of St Llechid
Llanllechid, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanllechid, Gwynedd, designated on 9 March 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 9 March 2000
- Locality
- Llanllechid
- Community
- Llanllechid
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.19717, -4.06446
- Cadw reference
- 22941
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 1896 map "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated immediately to the south of the south-west corner of the nave of the Church of St Llechid.
History
Sundial dated 1795.
Exterior
Slate top slab with bevelled edge on square pedestal with moulded and chamfered plinth and moulded capping, the whole constructed of very finely cut and jointed slate slabs. Top slab with painted replacement gnomon has flowers inscribed to corners and inscription "Lat. 53 degrees 20/ Robt. Prichard, Willm. Pierce} Wardens 1795/ N. Wilson fecit".
Reason for designation
Included as an unusually well-detailed late C18 sundial; strong group value with the Church of St Llechid.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St LlechidReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-boxCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Hut Circles West of CorbriEnclosed hut circle settlementunder 1 mi
- Coed-uchafDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.