Bigges Pillar is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1987. Monument.

Bigges Pillar

WRENN ID
peeling-oriel-clover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 August 1987
Type
Monument
Address
Bigges Pillar, Edlingham
OS grid reference
NU 122 071
Coordinates
55.35797, -1.80879
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bigges' Pillar is a possible beacon base, likely from the medieval period. It is constructed from large rubble with a roughly-coursed facing that is partly fallen. The structure has a circular plan with a diameter of approximately 8 metres and features a battered convex profile on the sides, leading to a flattish top. There are traces of steps on the west side, and the overall height of the pillar is 3 metres.

Local climate

Bigges Pillar receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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