2 Stone Coffins (Approximately 300 Metres to West of Swinton Castle) is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1986. Historical artifact.

2 Stone Coffins (Approximately 300 Metres to West of Swinton Castle)

WRENN ID
dreaming-gallery-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 April 1986
Type
Historical artifact
OS grid reference
SE 206 798
Coordinates
54.21421, -1.68441
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are two stone coffins located approximately 300 metres to the west of Swinton Castle. These coffins are probably of Roman origin and were rediscovered in 1835. They were set out for William Danby of Swinton Castle. The coffins are made of stone and are monolithic sarcophagi with curved sides. One coffin features a flat bevelled lid, while the other has a triangular-sectioned lid that is hipped at one end. Surrounding the coffins is a semicircle of large stones laid randomly.

Local climate

2 Stone Coffins (Approximately 300 Metres to West of Swinton Castle) receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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