West Lilburn Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. A Medieval Tower house.

West Lilburn Tower

WRENN ID
salt-foundation-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Tower house
Period
Medieval
OS grid reference
NU 021 241
Coordinates
55.51103, -1.96711
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

West Lilburn Tower is a ruined tower house dating from the 15th century. The structure is built of dressed stone and rubble, measuring approximately 40 feet by 33 feet, but only the north wall remains standing, reaching about 30 feet in height. This wall features two small square windows with chamfered surrounds, likely from the 16th century. Inside, the springing of a former basement vault is visible, along with two arched openings.

Local climate

West Lilburn Tower receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% 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 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% 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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