Sarcophagus on the Great Terrace at Iford Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. Sarcophagus.

Sarcophagus on the Great Terrace at Iford Manor

WRENN ID
stranded-groin-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1988
Type
Sarcophagus
Address
Sarcophagus on the Great Terrace at Iford Manor, Westwood
OS grid reference
ST 801 589
Coordinates
51.3293, -2.28684
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sarcophagus on the Great Terrace at Iford Manor is a Greek marble monolith dating from the second or third century. It features a high-relief carved front depicting a boar hunting scene. The top of the sarcophagus is made of weathered limestone from the early 20th century and is raised off the ground on three cut blocks. This piece is part of Harold Peto's notable collection of classical sculpture, which has been reset on the Great Terrace in the garden at Iford.

Local climate

Sarcophagus on the Great Terrace at Iford Manor receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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