Castle Walls Terrace Wall North of Bow Lane is a Grade I listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1952. Castle wall.

Castle Walls Terrace Wall North of Bow Lane

WRENN ID
iron-crypt-winter
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 Walls Terrace Wall North of Bow Lane, City of Durham
OS grid reference
NZ 275 421
Coordinates
54.77353, -1.57349
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The castle walls terrace wall located north of Bow Lane is a Grade I listed structure. It is believed to be part of the Kingsgate postern of the castle's defensive works, dating from the 12th century and 17th century. The wall is constructed from coursed squared sandstone and features a brick parapet with ashlar dressings. It includes a stone retaining wall that has a chamfered set-back and a scalloped brick parapet topped with flat stone coping.

Local climate

Castle Walls Terrace Wall North of Bow Lane 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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