Terrace Wall on South-West and South-East Sides of Hornby Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1985. Retaining wall.
Terrace Wall on South-West and South-East Sides of Hornby Castle
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1985
- Type
- Retaining wall
- Address
- Terrace Wall on South-West and South-East Sides of Hornby Castle, Hornby-With-Farleton
- OS grid reference
- SD 587 685
- Coordinates
- 54.11115, -2.63273
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The terrace wall on the south-west and south-east sides of Hornby Castle is a retaining wall, likely built in the mid to late 19th century. It is constructed from sandstone rubble and features coping. On the south-west side, there are stone steps at each end of the wall, each consisting of three flights with side walls and octagonal piers. On the south-east side, there is a straight flight of steps that runs parallel to the wall, and at the north end, there is a small lean-to building with a semi-circular plan that is treated as a bastion.
Local climate
Terrace Wall on South-West and South-East Sides of Hornby Castle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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