Forecourt Walls to North and West of Horsley Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1986. Wall.

Forecourt Walls to North and West of Horsley Tower

WRENN ID
turning-basalt-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 January 1986
Type
Wall
Address
Forecourt Walls to North and West of Horsley Tower, Longhorsley
OS grid reference
NZ 146 946
Coordinates
55.24584, -1.77168
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt walls to the north and west of Horsley Tower date from the 16th or 17th century and were altered in the 20th century. They are constructed of squared stone and feature a tall wall with a flat coping. The section on the north side of the forecourt displays three blocked windows with chamfered surrounds, and there are traces of additional blocked openings in the section on the east side of the forecourt. These walls are listed for their group value with Horsley Tower.

Local climate

Forecourt Walls to North and West of Horsley Tower receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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