Ruins of Nave at Monks Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Lincoln local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 October 1953. A Medieval Church.

Ruins of Nave at Monks Abbey

WRENN ID
dreaming-railing-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lincoln
Constituency
Lincoln MP: Mr Hamish Falconer (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 October 1953
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Ruins of Nave at Monks Abbey, Monks Road
OS grid reference
SK 988 713
Coordinates
53.22995, -0.52027
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ruins of the nave at Monks Abbey, a cell of St Mary's Abbey in York, date back to the 13th century. The structure has been repaired and consolidated in 1985 and 1990. It is constructed from coursed squared rubble with ashlar dressings and features a chamfered plinth. On the south-west side, there is a blocked elliptical headed doorway. Currently, only a section of wall approximately 10 meters long and 4 meters high remains. This site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, County No. 24.

Local climate

Ruins of Nave at Monks Abbey receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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