Remains of Chapel of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1961. Chapel.
Remains of Chapel of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- carved-storey-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1961
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- Remains of Chapel of St Michael, Brent Hill, South Brent, South Hams
- OS grid reference
- SX 703 616
- Coordinates
- 50.44065, -3.82763
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of the Chapel of St Michael are medieval ruins located on Brent Hill. Documentary evidence indicates that the chapel existed in 1374. Currently, only the lower courses of the walls and their foundations are visible. The site is on a prominent and steep-sided hill that features outcrops of rock. Additionally, there are ancient earthworks on the east side of Brent Hill. The chapel remains are designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Remains of Chapel of St Michael receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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