Retaining Wall About 60 Yards East and Terracing About 80 Yards South-East of Holt Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1984. Retaining wall.
Retaining Wall About 60 Yards East and Terracing About 80 Yards South-East of Holt Castle
- WRENN ID
- mired-baluster-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1984
- Type
- Retaining wall
- OS grid reference
- SO 831 624
- Coordinates
- 52.26039, -2.24861
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall and terracing, located about 60 yards east and 80 yards south-east of Holt Castle, date from the early 18th century. The retaining wall is constructed of handmade brick, featuring stone copings and angled brick buttresses. It runs parallel to the castle on a north-west to south-east axis for approximately 100 yards before turning at a right angle to extend about 30 yards in a south-east direction. This section includes a small doorway flanked by brick pilasters and topped with a wrought iron gate. The terracing extends from the gateway to the south-east corner of the castle and includes a flight of stone steps next to the castle. The south terracing appears to preserve a 16th-century arrangement.
Local climate
Retaining Wall About 60 Yards East and Terracing About 80 Yards South-East of Holt Castle receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% 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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