Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South-West of Porch of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1987. Chest tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South-West of Porch of Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
iron-flint-merlin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 February 1987
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
SX 755 860
Coordinates
50.66103, -3.76265
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is located approximately 6 metres south-west of the porch of the Church of St Andrew in Moretonhampstead. It is made of granite and features corner details on the chest, along with ogee moulding on the underside of the lid. The top of the lid has a worn inscription.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South-West of Porch of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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