Terrace Wall to South of Mortham Tower is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1987. Terrace wall.
Terrace Wall to South of Mortham Tower
- WRENN ID
- iron-storey-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1987
- Type
- Terrace wall
- Address
- Terrace Wall to South of Mortham Tower, Rokeby
- OS grid reference
- NZ 086 141
- Coordinates
- 54.52278, -1.86822
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The terrace wall to the south of Mortham Tower is likely from the 19th century and includes fragments from the medieval period. It is constructed of coursed rubble and stands 1.5 meters high, extending south from the southeast range of Mortham Tower, with a short return that connects to the garden wall on the east. In the center of the wall, there is a double flight of stone steps. At the southwest corner, there is a re-set 13th-century moulded jamb, which probably originated from Egglestone Abbey. Additionally, to the north of the steps, there is a fragment of a 13th-century cross slab.
Local climate
Terrace Wall to South of Mortham Tower receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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