Lychgate to South of Church of St Materiana is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1987. Lychgate.

Lychgate to South of Church of St Materiana

WRENN ID
twelfth-bonework-merlin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 July 1987
Type
Lychgate
Address
Lychgate to South of Church of St Materiana, Tintagel
OS grid reference
SX 050 884
Coordinates
50.66277, -4.75985
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lychgate, likely from the 18th century, is located to the south of the Church of St Materiana in Tintagel. Constructed from slate stone rubble, this unroofed structure serves as the south entrance to the churchyard, cutting through a thick stone hedge. The two side walls feature benches on the inside, and the entrance is divided in the center by a low slate-rubble pier with a flat slate top that acts as a coffin rest. There are granite cattle grids positioned between the central coffin rest and the side walls. A similar lychgate can be found to the east of the Church of St Materiana.

Local climate

Lychgate to South of Church of St Materiana sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% 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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