Headstone with Headless Figure 1 Metre South of Church of St Mungo is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1987. Headstone.
Headstone with Headless Figure 1 Metre South of Church of St Mungo
- WRENN ID
- south-fireplace-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NY 870 735
- Coordinates
- 55.05638, -2.20348
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone, likely from the mid 18th century, located 1 metre south of the Church of St. Mungo in Simonburn. It is made of sandstone and stands 1.5 metres tall. The top of the headstone is segmental with projecting rounded shoulders, featuring crude incised floral motifs that probably represent thistles. There is a sunk panel with a shaped head, which displays a bold relief of a headless figure. The figure has its right hand resting on an hourglass and its left hand clutching a bone. The reverse of the headstone is inscribed, but the inscription cannot be read as it is set close to the church wall.
Local climate
Headstone with Headless Figure 1 Metre South of Church of St Mungo receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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Nearby listed buildings
- Church of St Mungo
- Lych Gate to Church of St Mungo
- Wall and Gate Piers Running South from the Rectory
- Garden Walls with Privy Wash House and Shed to East of the Rectory
- War Memorial, Village Green
- Rectory Terrace
- The Rectory, Attached Archway and Rear Yard Walls with Outshuts
- Stewards House
- The Tithe Barn
- Simonburn Bridge