Unknown Monument in the Churchyard 8 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Dunstan is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1985. A C17 Monument.

Unknown Monument in the Churchyard 8 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Dunstan

WRENN ID
small-spindle-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 October 1985
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 541 348
Coordinates
51.11067, -2.65618
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a chest tomb from the 17th century located in the churchyard, 8 metres north of the nave of the Church of St Dunstan. It is made of dressed stone, with the plinth buried. The tomb has an oblong shape and features two semi-circular headed niches on both the north and south sides, as well as similar niches on the east and west ends. It is adorned with dentil decoration and end pilasters that have panelling and floral designs. Between the niches on the north side, there is a carved angel with spread wings. The inscriptions on the north side are much decayed.

Local climate

Unknown Monument in the Churchyard 8 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Dunstan 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 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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