Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1986. Monument.

Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of the Holy Cross

WRENN ID
crooked-timber-indigo
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 March 1986
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 610 249
Coordinates
51.02258, -2.55642
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard about 2 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of the Holy Cross. The tomb dates from 1693 and is made of Ham stone. The base is buried, and the chest features a panelled design with one panel on each end and two panels on each side. It has a heavy hipped top with rounded leading edges. The inscriptions on the tomb are covered in ivy and worn, but the date 1693 is still discernible.

Local climate

Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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