Wellhead and Troughs 50 Metres North of Portgate House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. Wellhead.
Wellhead and Troughs 50 Metres North of Portgate House
- WRENN ID
- tall-lantern-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 1988
- Type
- Wellhead
- OS grid reference
- NY 980 685
- Coordinates
- 55.01126, -2.03267
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wellhead and troughs, located 50 metres north of Portgate House, are likely from the 18th century. They are constructed from roughly-squared stone. The wellhead is topped with large shaped slabs, and there are two adjacent monolithic stone troughs.
Local climate
Wellhead and Troughs 50 Metres North of Portgate House receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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