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Sundial in St Foddhyd's Churchyard

A Grade II Listed Building in Clocaenog, Denbighshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0773 / 53°4'38"N

Longitude: -3.3717 / 3°22'18"W

OS Eastings: 308203

OS Northings: 354215

OS Grid: SJ082542

Mapcode National: GBR 6P.B3H4

Mapcode Global: WH77G.5XP9

Plus Code: 9C5R3JGH+V8

Entry Name: Sundial in St Foddhyd's Churchyard

Listing Date: 12 January 2001

Last Amended: 12 January 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 24508

Building Class: Miscellaneous

ID on this website: 300024508

Location: At the south-east corner of the churchyard of St Foddhyd, in Clocaenog village.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Clocaenog

Community: Clocaenog

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Sundial

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History

Probably C18 or C19.

Exterior

An octagonal bronze sundial complete with its gnomon, manufactured by Joyce of Ruthin and marked with the latitude for which the dial is correct. The dial is mounted on the octagonal top of a round limestone pillar, the foot of the pillar being set into an octagonal base stone resembling a reworked millstone.

Reasons for Listing

A sundial by a local manufacturer, with pillar, listed for group value with St Foddhyd's Church.

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