Armorial Beast Approx 10 Yds East of Shortflatt Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Monument.

Armorial Beast Approx 10 Yds East of Shortflatt Tower

WRENN ID
dark-balcony-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 1986
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NZ 079 810
Coordinates
55.12334, -1.87675
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

An armorial beast, likely representing a dog, is set on a plinth against a garden wall approximately 10 yards east of Shortflatt Tower. This medieval sculpture is made of sandstone and depicts the beast seated on its haunches while bearing a scrolled shield.

Local climate

Armorial Beast Approx 10 Yds East of Shortflatt Tower 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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