Medieval Grave Slab 17 Metres South of Vestry of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. Grave slab.
Medieval Grave Slab 17 Metres South of Vestry of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- former-cobble-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Grave slab
- OS grid reference
- NU 248 173
- Coordinates
- 55.44959, -1.60843
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This medieval grave slab, dating from the 13th century, is located 17 metres south of the vestry of the Church of St. Michael in Longhoughton. The slab is made of sandstone and measures 1.93 metres in length. It features a worn relief-carved design, which includes a cross with broad trefoil terminals that rise from the base, accompanied by two curved steps. Additionally, there is a sword depicted on the right side of the cross shaft.
Local climate
Medieval Grave Slab 17 Metres South of Vestry of Church of St Michael receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Two Medieval Grave Slabs Immediately to North-East of Church of St Michael and All Angels
- 2 Group of 3 Grave Slabs 15 Metres North West of St Michael's Churchyard Entry
- 3 Graveslab Approximately 3 Metres to South of St Michael's Church
- 4 Pilgrim's Graves S of ruins of St Michaels Church
- 5 Grave-Slab in St Mary's Churchyard, to North of Centre
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