Pirton Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1985. Folly.
Pirton Tower
- WRENN ID
- stranded-marble-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1985
- Type
- Folly
- Address
- Pirton Tower, Severn Stoke
- OS grid reference
- SO 869 467
- Coordinates
- 52.11854, -2.19187
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Pirton Tower is an eyecatcher folly built around 1801 by James Wyatt for the 6th Earl of Coventry. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a length of ruined wall with a circular tower attached off center. The tower has a splayed base and roll moulding, along with two small stair lights, although the stair has been removed.
Local climate
Pirton Tower receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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