Unidentified Chest Tomb, in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. A Medieval Monument.
Unidentified Chest Tomb, in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- still-gateway-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SS 973 380
- Coordinates
- 51.13215, -3.46799
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard about 4 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the late 15th to early 16th century and is made of local stone that is squared and coursed. The tomb features a flat-topped monolithic slab with a steeply chamfered cornice. The slab is split diagonally in two and shows signs of weathering. There is an inset panel at the east end that bears an unidentified coat of arms. The tomb is partially sunk into the ground and forms a pair with a similar unidentified chest tomb to the south. It is a rare survival of an early chest tomb.
Local climate
Unidentified Chest Tomb, in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of Nave, 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% 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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