Mitford Castle. Two Headstones to North of Chapel Ruin is a Grade I listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 October 1969. A Early C12 Grave markers.

Mitford Castle. Two Headstones to North of Chapel Ruin

WRENN ID
hollow-granite-fog
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 October 1969
Type
Grave markers
Period
Early C12
OS grid reference
NZ 169 854
Coordinates
55.16305, -1.73474
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Mitford Castle features two headstones located to the north of the chapel ruin, likely dating from the early 12th century. These headstones are part of a cemetery that contains several sepulchral monuments, which were uncovered in 1939. The northern headstone stands 0.40 metres high and displays an incised equal-armed cross with an expanded center. The adjacent body stone has been moved to Mitford churchyard, situated on the north side of the chancel of the parish church. Unfortunately, other stones have been removed or destroyed by vandals.

Local climate

Mitford Castle. Two Headstones to North of Chapel Ruin receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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