Sarcophagus in the Churchyard About 10 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Brevita is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Sarcophagus.
Sarcophagus in the Churchyard About 10 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Brevita
- WRENN ID
- scattered-gable-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1987
- Type
- Sarcophagus
- OS grid reference
- SX 079 590
- Coordinates
- 50.39966, -4.70323
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sarcophagus, located in the churchyard about 10 metres south of the porch of the Church of St Brevita, is likely from the 17th century. It is made of granite and measures approximately 2 metres in length. The sarcophagus features a shaped recess for the head and shoulders and is roughly hewn. It may have been removed from the interior of the church.
Local climate
Sarcophagus in the Churchyard About 10 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Brevita 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 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 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 0.2°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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