Carter Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South South East of Tower of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1987. A C18 Headstone.
Carter Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South South East of Tower of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- hollow-parapet-ash
- 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
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SY 080 851
- Coordinates
- 50.65862, -3.30267
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Carter headstone, located approximately 9 metres south-south-east of the tower of the Church of St Michael in Otterton, is a Grade II listed memorial dated 1773 in memory of Susanna Carter. Made of limestone, this upright slab stands about 500mm high and features a square top. The front of the headstone bows slightly forward and is framed with a moulded edge. At the top center, there is a winged cherub head depicted in low relief. The inscription begins with the word 'here' in ornate Gothic lettering, while the remainder is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, commemorating the death of Susanna Carter in 1773.
Local climate
Carter Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South South East of Tower of Church of St Michael 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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