Chest Tomb in Churchyard North of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 February 1984. Tomb.
Chest Tomb in Churchyard North of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- ancient-basalt-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 February 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Chest Tomb in Churchyard North of Church of St Michael, Cornwood, South Hams
- OS grid reference
- SX 604 593
- Coordinates
- 50.41777, -3.9659
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located in the churchyard north of the Church of St Michael, dates from 1716. It is made of grey marble and features a Baroque style, characterized by a heavy moulded cornice and lid that has an illegible inscription on top. The tomb also has a moulded base and semi-circular ends adorned with cartouches.
Local climate
Chest Tomb in Churchyard North of Church of St Michael receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% 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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