Gillet Monument 5 Metres South of Tower of the Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1986. Monument.
Gillet Monument 5 Metres South of Tower of the Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- white-portal-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SY 716 882
- Coordinates
- 50.69363, -2.40276
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gillet Monument is a table tomb located 5 metres south of the tower of the parish church, dating from the late 17th century. It is made of grey limestone and features bulbous end blocks. The south side has an ornamental panel with a vase and rosettes, while the north side contains an inscription panel. The monument includes a moulded cornice and a flat top block, as well as a moulded plinth. Carved memento mori decorations are present on the end blocks. The inscription commemorates "Melchisedeck Gillet ... Aetatis 75 Qui Obiit 6 Sept 1680."
Local climate
Gillet Monument 5 Metres South of Tower of the Parish Church 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 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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