Bound Headstone in St Michael's Churchyard, About 8 Metres South West of South Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. Headstone.
Bound Headstone in St Michael's Churchyard, About 8 Metres South West of South Porch
- WRENN ID
- low-mantel-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 November 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 785 761
- Coordinates
- 50.57219, -3.71684
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone located in St Michael's Churchyard, approximately 8 metres south-west of the south porch. It dates from 1677 and is made of granite. The stone is thick and broad, featuring a shouldered, rounded top. The front of the headstone has a carved inscription commemorating Mary Bound, who was buried on 14th October 1677. The reverse side contains a carved message, which reads: "It was desired by her who lyeth here interred untill the Resurrection that her bones should not be moved."
Local climate
Bound Headstone in St Michael's Churchyard, About 8 Metres South West of South Porch receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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