Chest Tomb About 4 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1987. Tomb.

Chest Tomb About 4 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
cold-garret-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Teignbridge
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 February 1987
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SX 876 876
Coordinates
50.67771, -3.59193
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, located about 4 meters southeast of the porch of the Church of St. Michael, is probably from the 17th century. It is made of beerstone and features a tall design with a chamfered lid and plinth. Each side of the chest has two stone fielded panels, while each end has one panel. The inscription on the tomb has been obliterated, but it is recognized as a high-quality chest tomb.

Local climate

Chest Tomb About 4 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Michael receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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