Halton Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Halton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1970. Castle.
Halton Castle
- WRENN ID
- white-string-plum
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Halton
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby MP: Sarah Pochin (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1970
- Type
- Castle
- Address
- Halton Castle, Castle Road
- OS grid reference
- SJ 537 820
- Coordinates
- 53.3334, -2.69596
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Halton Castle is a ruinous castle dating from around 1070, built for Nigel, the first Norman Baron of Halton. It is constructed from red sandstone and has an almost elliptical shape, sitting atop a high mound of sandstone and earth, which allows it to dominate the surrounding plain. The castle features roughly squared sandstone on both the inner and outer faces, with corework infilling. Some sections of the walls still stand high and contain remnants of windows with tracery, indicating alterations made in the late medieval period. Additionally, high standing remains within the southeast walls were added around 1800 to enhance the castle's appearance from Norton Priory. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Halton Castle receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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