Group of 3 Table Tombs to South of Holy Rood Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1984. Table tombs.
Group of 3 Table Tombs to South of Holy Rood Church
- WRENN ID
- moated-window-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1984
- Type
- Table tombs
- Address
- Group of 3 Table Tombs to South of Holy Rood Church, Buckland Newton
- OS grid reference
- ST 687 052
- Coordinates
- 50.84589, -2.44488
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three table tombs, likely from the 18th century, located to the south of Holy Rood Church in Buckland Newton. The tombs are made of stone slabs with side panels. The first tomb is situated 5 meters south of the church's south aisle and features a ridge top with carvetto moulding and divided side panels. The second tomb is 3 meters south of the first and is similar in design but has a cyma moulded top, dedicated to Rob Frampton. The third tomb is located 2 meters southeast of the first; it has a carvetto moulded flat top and an inscription that has been obliterated.
Local climate
Group of 3 Table Tombs to South of Holy Rood Church receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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