Terrace Wall North of Witton Castle Main Range is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. Terrace wall.

Terrace Wall North of Witton Castle Main Range

WRENN ID
swift-truss-starling
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Terrace wall
Address
Terrace Wall North of Witton Castle Main Range, Sloshes Lane, Evenwood and Barony
OS grid reference
NZ 153 304
Coordinates
54.6688, -1.76378
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The terrace wall and retaining wall located north of the main range of Witton Castle is likely from the early 19th century. It is constructed from coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings. The wall features an embattled design, standing about 1.5 meters high, and includes round corner turrets and bastion-shaped projections that enclose the terrace.

Local climate

Terrace Wall North of Witton Castle Main Range receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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