Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres South of Beard/Kington Monument, North East of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Monument.

Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres South of Beard/Kington Monument, North East of Church of St Margaret

WRENN ID
sharp-gable-swallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1985
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 866 763
Coordinates
51.48622, -2.19377
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard about 2 meters south of the Beard/Kington monument and northeast of the Church of St. Margaret. It dates from the early to mid 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features a fielded plaque on the south side and scroll decorations on each side, along with a fielded plaque on the north side and unusual corner balusters. It has a moulded base and cornice, bead-and-reel ornament beneath the frieze, and a gadrooned edge on the capstone.

Local climate

Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres South of Beard/Kington Monument, North East of Church of St Margaret receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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