Group of Three Chest Tombs 4 Metres North of South Wall of Quaker Burial Ground is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1987. Tomb.
Group of Three Chest Tombs 4 Metres North of South Wall of Quaker Burial Ground
- WRENN ID
- under-sandstone-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough MP: Tom Gordon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SE 326 595
- Coordinates
- 54.03114, -1.50301
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This group consists of three chest tombs located 4 metres north of the south wall of the Quaker burial ground in Scotton. They date from the early to mid-18th century and were made for the Watkinson family. The tombs are constructed from gritstone, with each featuring a single moulded slab resting on a plinth made of four or more blocks. The central slab has a deeply cut inscription that reads: "HERE LIETH THE BO / DY OF GEORGE WAT / KINSON OF SCOT / TON SON OF WILL..." although the rest is illegible. At the time of resurvey, the group was overgrown and tilted due to a large tree growing between them.
George Watkinson took over Scotton Hall in 1653 and purchased the Chantry House and its lands in 1658. His son, William Watkinson, conveyed lands for the burial ground to the Quakers' Trustees in 1670. In 1928, the gravestones of William and Ann were recorded in the graveyard, with Ann being commemorated along with one or two children. This group of tombs holds considerable historical significance in the history of Scotton and is included for its group value.
Local climate
Group of Three Chest Tombs 4 Metres North of South Wall of Quaker Burial Ground receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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