Stone Coffin Set Against West Boundary Wall in Churchyard, 3 Metres West of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. Gravestone.
Stone Coffin Set Against West Boundary Wall in Churchyard, 3 Metres West of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- woven-alcove-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1986
- Type
- Gravestone
- OS grid reference
- ST 654 293
- Coordinates
- 51.06206, -2.49436
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a stone coffin located against the west boundary wall in the churchyard, 3 metres west of the Church of St Mary. The coffin dates from the 13th century or earlier and is likely made of Ham stone. It is a one-piece coffin without a lid, hollowed out for the body, neck, and head, and is positioned on its side.
Local climate
Stone Coffin Set Against West Boundary Wall in Churchyard, 3 Metres West of Church of St Mary receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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