2 Arscott Headstones Approximately 1.5 Metres South of South Aisle Chapel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1988. Headstones.
2 Arscott Headstones Approximately 1.5 Metres South of South Aisle Chapel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- wild-corbel-elm
- 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
- Headstones
- OS grid reference
- SX 619 934
- Coordinates
- 50.72465, -3.95736
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two headstones located approximately 1.5 metres south of the south aisle chapel of the Church of St Mary. They are set back to back and are both made of slate. One headstone, dated 1711, commemorates John Arscott and faces west. It is round-headed, stands about 600mm high, features a simple incised border, and has an inscription in large Roman serif capitals recording John Arscott's death. The other headstone, dated 1746, commemorates Moses Arscott and faces east. It is approximately 900mm high with a nowy-shaped head that includes a panel carved with a skull and crossbones, flanked by fronds in low relief. The inscription on this headstone is also in large Roman serif capitals, noting the death of Moses Arscott.
Local climate
2 Arscott Headstones Approximately 1.5 Metres South of South Aisle Chapel of Church of St Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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