Pair of Gatepiers South of Higher Lee is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1986. Gatepier.

Pair of Gatepiers South of Higher Lee

WRENN ID
empty-entrance-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1986
Type
Gatepier
Address
Pair of Gatepiers South of Higher Lee, Over Wyresdale
OS grid reference
SD 563 557
Coordinates
53.99561, -2.66768
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pair of gatepiers dating from the early 18th century, constructed from sandstone ashlar. Each gatepier has a square plan and features a moulded cornice topped with a ball finial.

Local climate

Pair of Gatepiers South of Higher Lee sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,340 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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