Robyns Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Anietus is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 1987. Chest tomb.
Robyns Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Anietus
- WRENN ID
- muffled-flint-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 November 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 186 678
- Coordinates
- 50.4822, -4.55803
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Robyns Monument is a chest tomb located about 6 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St Anietus in St Neot. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of granite, featuring a slate inscription plate. The granite ashlar chest has no plinth and a moulded edge. On the top, there is a slate tablet inset, which has a nowy head and foot. At each corner, there are cherubs with wings, and the inscription panel contains crossed bones along with a central frieze depicting a primitive skull and hourglass. The monument commemorates John Robyns, who died in 1721.
Local climate
Robyns Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Anietus sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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