Morgans Mount is a Grade I listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1955. A Civil War (possible emplacement) Watchtower.
Morgans Mount
- WRENN ID
- endless-cellar-nettle
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1955
- Type
- Watchtower
- Period
- Civil War (possible emplacement)
- Address
- Morgans Mount, City Walls
- OS grid reference
- SJ 402 666
- Coordinates
- 53.19336, -2.89589
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Morgan's Mount is a Grade I listed rectangular watch tower, possibly used as an emplacement for Civil War cannon, dating from the 1640s. It is constructed from red sandstone coursed rubble. The tower features a chamber with two barred openings, which have a chamfered square stone divider, facing west, and a simple opening facing north. An L-shaped stone stair with two flights of five stone steps leads to the roof, which serves as a viewing platform. This platform is surrounded by a stone parapet topped with a simple iron railing, and there is an L-shaped stone bench at the north-east corner. Historically, this structure was originally known as the Raised Square Platform and is believed to have been named Morgan's Mount after Captain William Morgan or his son Edward, who were thought to be commanders of the Royalist garrison during the Civil War.
Local climate
Morgans Mount receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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