Adams Headstone Approximately 12 Metres North of Tower of Former Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1993. Headstone.
Adams Headstone Approximately 12 Metres North of Tower of Former Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- fossil-tower-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1993
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 797 627
- Coordinates
- 50.45184, -3.69477
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Adams Headstone, dated 1749, is located approximately 12 metres north of the tower of the former Church of St Mary in Dartington. This small slate headstone features a shaped head, with curved shoulders that rise to a segmental top. It has a shallow recessed band around the edge. The headstone displays good lettering in both upper and lower case, inscribed with the words "In memory of Mr Henry Adams of Tigley" along with a verse that is now much worn.
Local climate
Adams Headstone Approximately 12 Metres North of Tower of Former Church of St Mary receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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