Ravensworth Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 November 1985. Castle.

Ravensworth Castle

WRENN ID
young-cobalt-furze
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South MP: Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 November 1985
Type
Castle
Address
Ravensworth Castle, Cross Lane, Lamesley
OS grid reference
NZ 232 590
Coordinates
54.92601, -1.63927
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Ravensworth Castle is a ruined structure built in 1808 by architect John Nash for Sir Thomas Liddell. Constructed from ashlar sandstone, it features a castle style and stands four storeys tall. The ground floor has a door opening, while the first and second floors each have a 2-light window opening with label moulds above. There is also a ruined window opening on the third floor. Some additional building work was designed by Sir Thomas' son, Thomas Henry Liddell, around 1822, and the castle was completed in 1846.

Local climate

Ravensworth Castle receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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