Courtyard Wall East and North of Belsay Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. A Georgian Courtyard wall.

Courtyard Wall East and North of Belsay Castle

WRENN ID
far-porch-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 1986
Type
Courtyard wall
Period
Georgian
OS grid reference
NZ 084 785
Coordinates
55.10163, -1.86846
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The courtyard wall east and north of Belsay Castle dates from the 18th century or early 19th century and is constructed of dressed stone. It has an L-plan layout. Attached to the north-east corner of the castle is a short section of castellated wall approximately 12 feet high, featuring a pointed-arched doorway with a continuous roll-moulded surround. The door includes Y-tracery panels.

To the right, there is a wall of similar style that stands around 10 feet high and extends about 60 yards in length. In the center, there is a segmental carriage arch supported by square corniced piers, above which the castellation rises with the arch.

Local climate

Courtyard Wall East and North of Belsay Castle receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% 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 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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