Fortification Wall Adjoining Holt Castle at South-West Corner is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1984. Fortification wall.
Fortification Wall Adjoining Holt Castle at South-West Corner
- WRENN ID
- wild-parapet-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1984
- Type
- Fortification wall
- OS grid reference
- SO 830 625
- Coordinates
- 52.26076, -2.25006
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The fortification wall adjoining Holt Castle at the south-west corner dates from the 15th century. It is constructed of coursed sandstone rubble, measuring approximately 3 feet thick and 32 yards long, running westwards at a right angle to the castle. Part of the wall features battlements, with merlons that have ridged capping, and there is a wall-walk located a few feet below the height of the crenellation on the northern side. At the western end of the wall, there is a doorway that leads from the forecourt to the garden, which has a two-centred doorhead and a wrought iron gate.
Local climate
Fortification Wall Adjoining Holt Castle at South-West Corner receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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