Chest Tomb to Deodalus Collis and 2 Low Chest Tombs Approximately 11 Metres North West of Church of Saint Kenelm is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 August 1989. A C17 Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb to Deodalus Collis and 2 Low Chest Tombs Approximately 11 Metres North West of Church of Saint Kenelm
- WRENN ID
- silent-grate-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 August 1989
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 323 113
- Coordinates
- 51.80019, -1.53172
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes three chest tombs located approximately 11 meters northwest of the Church of Saint Kenelm. Two of the tombs date from the 17th century and are made of stone with a rectangular plan. They feature plain chests with plain slab tops that have bevelled edges. The chest tomb dedicated to Deodalus Collis is dated 1793 and is also made of stone with a rectangular shape. It has a moulded plinth and a fielded panel in the center of each side, flanked by slim panels. Each end of this tomb has a panel with inscriptions, and it is topped with a stepped and moulded design that includes a roll-moulded spine.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Deodalus Collis and 2 Low Chest Tombs Approximately 11 Metres North West of Church of Saint Kenelm receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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