Kilmister Monument, About 21 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Chapel in Churchyard of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1986. Tomb.
Kilmister Monument, About 21 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Chapel in Churchyard of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- low-plinth-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 942 980
- Coordinates
- 51.68102, -2.08388
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kilmister Monument is a chest tomb located about 21 metres south-east of the south-east corner of the south chapel in the churchyard of the Church of St. Peter. It commemorates the Kilmister family, with the earliest readable inscription dedicated to William, who died in 1856. The tomb is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth on a large base that extends to the south, topped with a projecting two-step tent shape. The ends of the tomb are designed in a lyre shape, and both the sides and ends are adorned with oval panels that have applied engraved bronze inscription panels.
Local climate
Kilmister Monument, About 21 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Chapel in Churchyard of Church of St Peter receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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