Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Sundial in St Garmon's Churchyard
Llanfechain, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanfechain village, Llanfechain, Powys, designated on 28 January 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 28 January 2004
- Locality
- Llanfechain village
- Community
- Llanfechain
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.77513, -3.20362
- Cadw reference
- 82434
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)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (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
Beside the path from St Garmon's Lychgate to the church.
History
Dated 1710.
Exterior
An octagonal baluster-shaped sandstone pillar standing on a rough stone circular base, with steps, carrying a bronze dial and gnomon. The dial in inscribed with the name of a Shropshire maker. The top edge of the stone is damaged but the date appears, facing south.
Reason for designation
A good dated C18 sundial, including a carved pillar and still carrying a dial plate, and known to have been in its present position since at least the mid C19; listed also for group value with St Garmon's church.
Nearby in the register
- St Garmon's Church LychgateReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St. GarmonReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Plas-yn-dinas Public HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Maes-y-llanDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.