Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 1987. Tomb.
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- outer-lintel-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 November 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 858 490
- Coordinates
- 51.24027, -2.20405
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located about 3 metres south of the Church of St Mary in Dilton Marsh, likely dating from the late 17th century. It is made of limestone and features a plinth with two shield-shaped panels on the main sides. These panels are decorated with relief-carved scroll designs and corner pilasters. The west end panel includes three cherubs, while the east panel displays a heraldic cartouche. The tomb has a cornice leading to a cyma-moulded flat top. The inscriptions on the tomb are illegible.
Local climate
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Church of St Mary receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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