Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 12 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 Chest tomb.
Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 12 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- idle-string-swift
- 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
- Chest tomb
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SS 973 380
- Coordinates
- 51.13208, -3.46801
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 12 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the late 15th to early 16th century and is constructed from local stone, which is squared and coursed. The tomb features a monolithic slab with a steeply chamfered cornice, and it is sunk almost to the level of the cornice. There is an inset panel with a heraldic device at the east end, which is strongly carved, although the description is illegible. The tomb appears to be in good condition below the soil. It forms a pair with a similar tomb to the north and is considered a rare survival of an early tomb.
Local climate
Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 12 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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