Headstone About 11 Metres North East of Lychgate is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Headstone.
Headstone About 11 Metres North East of Lychgate
- WRENN ID
- floating-cinder-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SS 874 121
- Coordinates
- 50.89778, -3.6019
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, located about 11 metres northeast of the lychgate in Cruwys Morchard, dates from the late 18th century. Made of slate, it features a segmental head with two rounded shoulders and bears a memorial date of 1796, although the name is illegible. The headstone is notable for its good lettering and includes a verse below the inscription.
Local climate
Headstone About 11 Metres North East of Lychgate receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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