Nekles Riol Monument, in the Churchyard and 1.5m South of the Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 October 1986. Tomb.
Nekles Riol Monument, in the Churchyard and 1.5m South of the Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- tangled-span-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 October 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Nekles Riol Monument, in the Churchyard and 1.5m South of the Church of St Martin, Lillington
- OS grid reference
- ST 629 127
- Coordinates
- 50.91263, -2.52846
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nekles Riol Monument is a stone table tomb located in the churchyard, 1.5 meters south of the Church of St Martin in Lower Lillington. It dates back to 1693, as noted by the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments. The tomb features inscriptions on its sides, which are largely illegible but include the name Nekles Riol. It has a plain flat top.
Local climate
Nekles Riol Monument, in the Churchyard and 1.5m South of the Church of St Martin receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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