Castle Wall Around Motte on West, North and East Sides is a Grade I listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1952. A {Medieval,C17} Castle wall.
Castle Wall Around Motte on West, North and East Sides
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-brick-scarlet
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham MP: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 May 1952
- Type
- Castle wall
- Address
- Castle Wall Around Motte on West, North and East Sides, Moatside Lane, City of Durham
- OS grid reference
- NZ 273 424
- Coordinates
- 54.77602, -1.57665
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The castle wall surrounding the motte on the west, north, and east sides is a Grade I listed structure. It is medieval in origin, with an upper section added in the 17th century. The wall is constructed of coursed squared sandstone and brick. The lower part of the wall, which encloses the motte, is made of stone and features large, renewed buttresses. The upper part is made of brick and has either gabled or flat stone coping.
Local climate
Castle Wall Around Motte on West, North and East Sides receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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