Cam Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7 Metres North West of North-West Corner of Tower, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1987. Monument.
Cam Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7 Metres North West of North-West Corner of Tower, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-solder-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 700 312
- Coordinates
- 51.97881, -2.438
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cam monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 7 meters northwest of the northwest corner of the tower of the Church of St. Mary. It is likely from the mid-18th century and made of stone. The lid features an inscription and has a margin with scalloped corners and low relief carving. The corners of the tomb are adorned with quarter-rectangular fluted pilasters, which do not have capitals or bases, and the lowest two-fifths of the fluting is reeded. The sides of the tomb have rectangular fielded panels, and the ends are similar but also feature scalloped corners. The inscription on the lid dates to 1753, while later inscriptions on the sides commemorate Robert Cam, who died in 1683, and his wife. The design suggests that the tomb is more likely from the mid-18th century.
Local climate
Cam Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7 Metres North West of North-West Corner of Tower, Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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- 4 Camfield Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres South of the Nave of the Chapel of St John
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