Pilgrims Graves by ruins of St Michael's Church is a Grade II* listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 11 June 2001. Monument.
Pilgrims Graves by ruins of St Michael's Church
- WRENN ID
- eastward-barrel-myrtle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 11 June 2001
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Pilgrims Graves by ruins of St Michael's Church, Trefenty, Carmarthen, St. Clears
- OS grid reference
- SN 302 133
- Coordinates
- 51.7928, -4.46252
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Pilgrims Graves, located by the ruins of St Michael's Church, consists of three decorated stone grave slabs from the late 12th century or early 13th century. These slabs are arranged in a line within a small rectangular enclosure made of low, raised stones. Each slab features small, arch-headed head and foot stones that display cross and cable decoration. The left slab has a hog-backed shape with a raised cross along the ridge. The central slab shows a female figure with her arms crossed around a cross motif, holding a rod in her left hand, with animals depicted flanking her head; the upper section of this stone also features a crossed lattice pattern. The right slab presents a full-length female figure dressed in a long gown.
Local climate
Pilgrims Graves by ruins of St Michael's Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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