Fountain Base C.80 Yards South of Otterburn Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 1988. Fountain base.

Fountain Base C.80 Yards South of Otterburn Tower

WRENN ID
fossil-window-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 January 1988
Type
Fountain base
OS grid reference
NY 887 930
Coordinates
55.23154, -2.17817
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This fountain base, located approximately 80 yards south of Otterburn Tower, is likely from the 18th century and is made of limestone. It features a tapering octagonal bowl, with the sides divided into panels by raised flat bands. Some panels are adorned with rosettes, while one panel displays a heraldic shield featuring a lion couchant. The rim is decorated with a band of roll moulding and a band of dogtooth. Below each corner, there is a scroll. This structure is included for its group value.

Local climate

Fountain Base C.80 Yards South of Otterburn Tower receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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