Cross Base Approximately 2 Metres South West of Rolle Mausoleum is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1987. A Medieval Monument.

Cross Base Approximately 2 Metres South West of Rolle Mausoleum

WRENN ID
fallen-keep-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 February 1987
Type
Monument
Period
Medieval
OS grid reference
SY 072 857
Coordinates
50.66394, -3.31349
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cross base, located approximately 2 metres south-west of the Rolle Mausoleum in Bicton Park, dates from the 15th century. It features a sandstone shaft and a local stone rubble plinth with dressed limestone edges. The thin stump of the cross-shaft has chamfered edges and stands about 600 millimetres high. It is positioned on a large octagonal plinth with two steps.

Local climate

Cross Base Approximately 2 Metres South West of Rolle Mausoleum receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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