Base of Roman Wall Turret is a Grade I listed building in the Lincoln local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1969. A Ancient Defensive structure.
Base of Roman Wall Turret
- WRENN ID
- dark-pier-sienna
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Lincoln
- Constituency
- Lincoln MP: Mr Hamish Falconer (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 October 1969
- Type
- Defensive structure
- Period
- Ancient
- Address
- Base of Roman Wall Turret, East Bight
- OS grid reference
- SK 977 721
- Coordinates
- 53.23715, -0.53716
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a Roman wall turret, dating from the 2nd century, is located in Lincoln. This structure has been consolidated in the mid-20th century and features square dressed stone facing with a rubble core. It is rectangular, measuring approximately 5 meters by 3 meters and stands about 1 meter high. This turret is one of several that were added to the defensive wall of the Colonia during alterations in the 2nd century. It is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, County No. 17.
Local climate
Base of Roman Wall Turret receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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