Ireland Headstone Approximately 35 Metres South South West of the Tower of the Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1989. Headstone.
Ireland Headstone Approximately 35 Metres South South West of the Tower of the Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- grey-rampart-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torridge
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 February 1989
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SS 533 189
- Coordinates
- 50.95105, -4.08978
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, dated 1793, is located approximately 35 metres south-south-west of the tower of the Church of St Giles in the Wood. It commemorates Mary Ireland and is made of slate. The upright slab stands about 1.4 metres high and features a shaped head. The inscription is framed by fluted pilasters on either side, with a segmental arch above made of tiny circles. At the top, there is a carving of the sun, with a star motif on the left and a crescent moon on the right. The inscription is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, with the first word being ornamental. It records the death of Mary Ireland in 1793, as well as Thomas, Hannah, and William, although no dates are provided for them. This stone has been repositioned to its current location.
Local climate
Ireland Headstone Approximately 35 Metres South South West of the Tower of the Church of St Giles receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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