Rock Cut Tombs Approximately 10 Metres West of Chapel of St Patrick is a Grade I listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 April 1979. A Pre-Conquest Grave.
Rock Cut Tombs Approximately 10 Metres West of Chapel of St Patrick
- WRENN ID
- rusted-loggia-meadow
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 April 1979
- Type
- Grave
- OS grid reference
- SD 409 616
- Coordinates
- 54.04747, -2.90293
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The rock-cut tombs located approximately 10 meters west of the Chapel of St Patrick in Heysham are a significant historical site, dating from the Pre-Conquest period. There are six graves carved into the sandstone headland near the chapel. Among these, two are straight-sided while four have a body shape. Each grave features socket-holes that were likely intended for timber crosses. An associated cemetery to the south of the chapel was excavated in the 1970s, revealing bones that were dated to the 10th and 11th centuries. This site is part of a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Rock Cut Tombs Approximately 10 Metres West of Chapel of St Patrick sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,380 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% 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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- 8, 10 and 12, Main Street
- 19, Main Street
- Wall Enclosing 2 Sides of Garden to North of Number 18 Including Pair of Gate Piers
- Carr Garth
- The Lodge to Heysham Head House