Headstone to Robert Fuller(?) About 30 Metres East of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1989. Headstone.

Headstone to Robert Fuller(?) About 30 Metres East of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
old-landing-tallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 June 1989
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
TQ 724 378
Coordinates
51.11359, 0.462
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The headstone to Robert Fuller, who died in 1678, is located about 30 metres southeast of the Church of St Mary on Goudhurst Church Road. This Grade II listed stone stands approximately 2 feet high and features an inscription along with motifs on a single panel, which is sunk and has stepped moulding. The headstone is adorned with a scrolled top that includes a relief of a skull and crossed bones. Locally, it is known as the Pirate's Stone, although this name is incorrect.

Local climate

Headstone to Robert Fuller(?) About 30 Metres East of Church of St Mary 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 greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% 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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