Group of 3 Mason Headstones About 7 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St Constantine is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. Headstones.
Group of 3 Mason Headstones About 7 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St Constantine
- WRENN ID
- late-joist-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1985
- Type
- Headstones
- OS grid reference
- SX 406 792
- Coordinates
- 50.59154, -4.25195
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three mason headstones from the late 18th century, located about 7 meters southwest of the tower of the Church of St Constantine in Milton Abbot. The headstones are made of slate.
The southern headstone commemorates William Mason, who was buried in 1779. It features a nowy head with scrolled corners, and a border of mouchettes carved in relief that flanks the inscription and verse, with a pot of flowers carved at the top.
The northern headstone honors Elizabeth Mason, buried in 1765, and Thomas Mason, buried in 1774. It has a guilloche border, a verse below the inscription, and a curved head shaped like a scallop shell, flanked by cherubim.
Back to back with this headstone is another one commemorating Thomas Mason of Higher Longbrook, who died in 1783. This headstone is also nowy-headed and features a winged angel and flowers carved at the top, along with a verse below the inscription.
Local climate
Group of 3 Mason Headstones About 7 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St Constantine sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% 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 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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