Railed enclosure in churchyard of the Church of St Stephen and St Tathan is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 March 2000. Tomb enclosure.
Railed enclosure in churchyard of the Church of St Stephen and St Tathan
- WRENN ID
- dusted-bronze-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Monmouthshire
- Constituency
- Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 29 March 2000
- Type
- Tomb enclosure
- Address
- Railed enclosure in churchyard of the Church of St Stephen and St Tathan, Caerwent, Newport
- OS grid reference
- ST 468 905
- Coordinates
- 51.61088, -2.76904
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The railed enclosure in the churchyard of the Church of St Stephen and St Tathan features two sandstone chest tombs typical of the late 18th century. These tombs have corner balusters and inscribed stone lids with cyma recta moulded edges. One of the tombs is in a more damaged condition than the other. The enclosure is surrounded by wrought iron railings, which include a gate and cast iron finials on the main stanchions.
Local climate
Railed enclosure in churchyard of the Church of St Stephen and St Tathan receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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