Stone Coffin in Churchyard, Against South Side of Tower, Church of St Catherine is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Coffin.
Stone Coffin in Churchyard, Against South Side of Tower, Church of St Catherine
- WRENN ID
- rooted-bastion-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1987
- Type
- Coffin
- Address
- Stone Coffin in Churchyard, Against South Side of Tower, Church of St Catherine, Middle Street, Montacute
- OS grid reference
- ST 496 169
- Coordinates
- 50.94973, -2.71803
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stone coffin located in the churchyard against the south side of the tower of the Church of St. Catherine is believed to date from around the 13th century, although the exact date is uncertain. It is made of Ham stone and is an adult-sized hollowed-out single stone, featuring a shaped recess for the head.
Local climate
Stone Coffin in Churchyard, Against South Side of Tower, Church of St Catherine receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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