Martyn Monument at Sx 407613 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1968. Chest tomb.
Martyn Monument at Sx 407613
- WRENN ID
- bitter-span-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1968
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Martyn Monument at Sx 407613, Botusfleming
- OS grid reference
- SX 408 613
- Coordinates
- 50.43068, -4.24248
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Martyn Monument is a chest tomb with an obelisk, dating from the 18th century, located in Botus Fleming. It is made of limestone and features an enclosure of cast iron railings. The chest tomb is square in shape, with a moulded plinth and a flat plain lid. An obelisk, which stands on a chamfered plinth, is positioned on top of the tomb. The side of the tomb bears a long explanatory inscription that notes William Martyn's preference for burial in unconsecrated ground, stating he had "no superstitious veneration for church or churchyard." This monument commemorates William Martyn, who died in 1762. The tomb is set on a rubble plinth with granite coping, and the cast iron railings are topped with spike finials.
Local climate
Martyn Monument at Sx 407613 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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