Early Christian Memorial Stone at Sampford Spiney is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 2019. Memorial stone.
Early Christian Memorial Stone at Sampford Spiney
- WRENN ID
- tangled-foundation-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 April 2019
- Type
- Memorial stone
- OS grid reference
- SX 529 716
- Coordinates
- 50.5264, -4.07556
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Early Christian memorial stone at Sampford Spiney is believed to date from the 6th to 8th century and is currently used as a gatepost. Made of granite, it is located on the west side of a lane that runs from Huckworthy Cross to Tavistock.
The stone stands approximately 1.6 meters high, although there is likely more stone buried underground. On its eastern face, four letters are carved, reading "RE NR." Near the base, there is a vertical slot that likely represents the horizontal letter "I." Close to the top of the stone, there are additional marks that may indicate further letters or could be decorative in nature. A modern steel gate is attached to the stone.
Local climate
Early Christian Memorial Stone at Sampford Spiney sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% 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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