Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 11 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Transept is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. Tomb.

Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 11 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Transept

WRENN ID
crooked-thatch-dust
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 November 1986
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SX 785 761
Coordinates
50.57218, -3.71646
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This small chest tomb, dating from 1676, is located in the churchyard of St. Michael's, approximately 11 metres southeast of the southeast corner of the south transept. It is made from granite and is carved from a single piece of stone. The tomb features a flat-topped capstone with moulded edges. The carved inscription on the top is largely illegible.

Local climate

Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 11 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Transept receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% 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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