William Cumine Of Auchry Monument, Monauhitter Churchyard is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971. Monument.

William Cumine Of Auchry Monument, Monauhitter Churchyard

WRENN ID
riven-render-sorrel
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
16 April 1971
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NJ 801 504
Coordinates
57.54417, -2.33243
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The William Cumine of Auchry Monument is located in the churchyard of Monauhitter and was reconstructed shortly after 1707, with elements from the early 19th century. The monument features a long inscription that is set between relief colonnettes topped with an entablature. It includes sculptured panels that display a coat of arms and a monogram for W.C. above, while below, there are representations of a skeleton and other symbols of mortality.

Local climate

William Cumine Of Auchry Monument, Monauhitter Churchyard receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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