Coss Headstone Approximately 10 Metres North of Aisle 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 March 1988. Headstone.

Coss Headstone Approximately 10 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
grey-oriel-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 March 1988
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SX 653 945
Coordinates
50.73446, -3.91008
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a headstone dated 1789, located approximately 10 metres north of the aisle of the Church of St Andrew in South Tawton. It commemorates Henry Coss and is made of granite. The upright slab stands about 400mm high and features a low elliptical head. The front of the headstone has a simple incised border and is inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, detailing the death of Henry Coss and the year 1789.

Local climate

Coss Headstone Approximately 10 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St Andrew sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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