Lower Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 April 1976. House.

Lower Castle

WRENN ID
fallen-loggia-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 April 1976
Type
House
Address
Lower Castle, A 4103, Yarkhill
OS grid reference
SO 596 429
Coordinates
52.0834, -2.5903
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lower Castle is a house dating from the 17th century, with alterations made in the 20th century. It features a timber-framed structure with 20th-century infill, a brick plinth, and a sandstone end stack, topped by a slate roof. The house has two framed bays that are aligned east to west and face north, with later additions at the rear and to the west. It is two storeys tall and has two 2-light casement windows centrally located on the upper floor. On the ground floor, there are two similar windows flanking a 20th-century ledged door, which is accompanied by a small side light.

Local climate

Lower Castle receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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