Coffin Lid in Churchyard, Against North Face 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 lid.

Coffin Lid in Churchyard, Against North Face of Tower, Church of St Catherine

WRENN ID
scattered-wall-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 October 1987
Type
Coffin lid
Address
Coffin Lid in Churchyard, Against North Face of Tower, Church of St Catherine, Middle Street, Montacute
OS grid reference
ST 496 169
Coordinates
50.9498, -2.71803
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This coffin lid, possibly from the 13th century, is located in the churchyard against the north face of the tower of the Church of St. Catherine in Montacute. Made of Ham stone, it measures about 1 metre long and 300 millimetres wide. The lid features traces of a cross and has a moulded top edge, suggesting it was likely used for a child's coffin.

Local climate

Coffin Lid in Churchyard, Against North Face 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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