Group of 5 Monuments in the North Area of the Churchyard of Church of St Columba is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 May 1988. Monuments.
Group of 5 Monuments in the North Area of the Churchyard of Church of St Columba
- WRENN ID
- frozen-portal-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 May 1988
- Type
- Monuments
- Address
- Group of 5 Monuments in the North Area of the Churchyard of Church of St Columba, Market Place, St. Columb Major
- OS grid reference
- SW 912 636
- Coordinates
- 50.4359, -4.94039
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of five chest tombs located in the north area of the churchyard of the Church of St Columba, dating from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. The tombs are made of granite ashlar, with three featuring rendered tops and one having a granite top. The fifth tomb, situated to the west, is constructed from slatestone rubble and also has a granite top. Four of the chest tombs have granite ashlar chests, with all but one including a plinth. Each tomb has a flat top with moulded edges; the northeast tomb has a granite top, while the others have rendered tops. The fifth tomb to the west features a rubble chest, a flat granite top with a moulded edge, and an inset slate inscription plate on top, although the inscription is illegible.
Local climate
Group of 5 Monuments in the North Area of the Churchyard of Church of St Columba receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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