Ruins of Lyonshall Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 October 1967. Castle ruins.
Ruins of Lyonshall Castle
- WRENN ID
- hidden-thatch-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 October 1967
- Type
- Castle ruins
- OS grid reference
- SO 331 563
- Coordinates
- 52.20106, -2.97964
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ruins of Lyonshall Castle date mainly from the 13th century, although there may be earlier origins. Surviving sections of low sandstone rubble walls indicate the location of the former circular keep, as well as some parts of the wall that once enclosed the inner bailey to the southeast of the keep.
Local climate
Ruins of Lyonshall Castle receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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