Ha Ha Retaining Wall Circa 20 Yards South of Melkington House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1988. A Early C19 Wall.
Ha Ha Retaining Wall Circa 20 Yards South of Melkington House
- WRENN ID
- tilted-keep-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1988
- Type
- Wall
- OS grid reference
- NT 874 410
- Coordinates
- 55.66315, -2.20174
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ha-ha retaining wall, located approximately 20 yards south of Melkington House, dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed of dressed stone and features a serpentine design, standing about 4 feet high and extending approximately 100 yards in length.
Local climate
Ha Ha Retaining Wall Circa 20 Yards South of Melkington House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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