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Sundial in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary

A Grade II Listed Building in Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor (Trelawnyd a Gwaenysgor), Flintshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3178 / 53°19'4"N

Longitude: -3.39 / 3°23'23"W

OS Eastings: 307500

OS Northings: 380999

OS Grid: SJ075809

Mapcode National: GBR 4ZR2.WC

Mapcode Global: WH768.WVWW

Plus Code: 9C5R8J96+42

Entry Name: Sundial in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 18 July 2001

Last Amended: 18 July 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 25593

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300025593

Location: On the SW side of the churchyard.

County: Flintshire

Community: Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor (Trelawnyd a Gwaenysgor)

Community: Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor

Locality: Gwaenysgor

Traditional County: Flintshire

Tagged with: Sundial

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Exterior

A tall square freestone shaft, its base obscured by vegetation, and with stop-chamfered angles. The N face is inscribed '1663 RE PE'. On the top is a depression for a square plate and gnomon, but these are now missing.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an early surviving churchyard sundial shaft, and for group value with the Church of St Mary.

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