South Terrace Wall at Downton Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1987. Wall.
South Terrace Wall at Downton Castle
- WRENN ID
- lone-terrace-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 1987
- Type
- Wall
- OS grid reference
- SO 445 747
- Coordinates
- 52.36756, -2.81631
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The south terrace wall at Downton Castle is a Grade II listed structure built in the late 18th century by Richard Payne Knight. Constructed from sandstone ashlar, the wall varies in height up to about 15 feet, depending on the ground level. It features battered sides on the south and an embattled parapet with loopholes in the merlons and ridge coping. The wall stretches approximately 200 yards long and includes a central semi-circular buttressed projection, along with irregularly shaped projections at each end, one of which incorporates a gateway at the western end. Additionally, the wall is punctuated at irregular intervals by square and circular turrets. The south terrace was designed by Payne Knight to enhance the setting of Downton Castle within a landscape that he preferred to remain wild and natural, contrasting with the more refined landscapes favored by Capability Brown.
Local climate
South Terrace Wall at Downton Castle receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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