Multangular Tower and Wall Attached to South East is a Grade I listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. A {"c300 AD","late C13 (tower raised)"} Defensive tower.
Multangular Tower and Wall Attached to South East
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-parapet-hawthorn
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1954
- Type
- Defensive tower
- Period
- {"c300 AD","late C13 (tower raised)"}
- OS grid reference
- SE 600 520
- Coordinates
- 53.96128, -1.08684
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Multangular Tower and the attached wall to the south-east are part of the defensive structures of the Roman legionary fortress of Eboracum, dating back to around 300 AD. The tower was later incorporated into the medieval city defences and was raised in the late 13th century. It was excavated in 1831 and restored in 1960. The Roman masonry is constructed from small limestone blocks with bonding courses of red tile, while the raised section of the tower is made from larger ashlar blocks. The tower stands approximately 9.5 metres high on a battered plinth, with its upper stage featuring eight faceted faces, each equipped with a cruciform arrow slit. A stub of a water spout projects from the former parapet level, and on the inner side, slits are set in pointed arched recesses. The wall, which is about 5.5 metres high, has several blocked recesses on its inner side.
Local climate
Multangular Tower and Wall Attached to South East receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% 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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