Roman Altar on Lawn Immediately South of Staward Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1985. Altar.
Roman Altar on Lawn Immediately South of Staward Manor
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 1985
- Type
- Altar
- Address
- Roman Altar on Lawn Immediately South of Staward Manor, Haydon
- OS grid reference
- NY 810 602
- Coordinates
- 54.93682, -2.29654
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a Roman altar made of stone, located on the lawn immediately south of Staward Manor. The altar features a moulded top and base, with one side displaying a bull's head carved in relief. The opposite side has a weathered inscription that reads: I.O.M. O.H. 1111 GALL PRAEST L 11 GIVS PVDEN PRAEFCT RAM POSVIT V V S. The altar was removed in the 20th century from the ruins of the supposed gatehouse at Staward Pele, where it had been reused as an angle quoin.
Local climate
Roman Altar on Lawn Immediately South of Staward Manor sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 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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