Six Pillars 3 Metres East of West Wall of Auckland Castle is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1994. A C17 Pillars.
Six Pillars 3 Metres East of West Wall of Auckland Castle
- WRENN ID
- young-tower-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 May 1994
- Type
- Pillars
- OS grid reference
- NZ 212 301
- Coordinates
- 54.6662, -1.67226
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Six pillars, likely from the 17th century, are located 3 metres east of the west wall of Auckland Castle. These six tall round piers are made of coursed squared stone dressed to a correct circle, with ashlar dressings. They are spaced approximately 1.5 metres apart in a line that runs parallel to the west wall of the Castle Yard. Each pier features chamfered bases and high plinths, as well as chamfered round abaci. The roof has been removed. These pillars are thought to have been part of a hay shed.
Local climate
Six Pillars 3 Metres East of West Wall of Auckland Castle receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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