Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Circa 7 Metres South of the South West Buttress of the Tower to the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. Monument.
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Circa 7 Metres South of the South West Buttress of the Tower to the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- ragged-cupola-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 March 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 558 046
- Coordinates
- 51.73862, -2.64084
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard approximately 7 metres south of the southwest buttress of the tower of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of sandstone. The tomb features a flat top and plain panels, with no base. While the inscription is mostly illegible, the year 1788 can be discerned on the top. It is part of a triangular group of three tombs in this area, situated to the north of the Mary King monument.
Local climate
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Circa 7 Metres South of the South West Buttress of the Tower to the Church of St Mary receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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