Unknown Chest Tomb, in the Churchyard 6 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mark is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1985. Tomb.
Unknown Chest Tomb, in the Churchyard 6 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mark
- WRENN ID
- ruined-stronghold-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 May 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 380 478
- Coordinates
- 51.22608, -2.88795
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an 18th-century unknown chest tomb located in the churchyard, 6 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St Mark. The plinth is buried, and there are plain slabs on the east and west ends of the chest. The north and south sides of the chest are missing. The tomb features a massive slab top that is elaborately moulded around its lower edge. There is no inscription present.
Local climate
Unknown Chest Tomb, in the Churchyard 6 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mark receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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