Witches' Circle, formerly known as the Dial Garden, at Shrubland Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 March 2022. Garden feature.

Witches' Circle, formerly known as the Dial Garden, at Shrubland Hall

WRENN ID
other-string-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 March 2022
Type
Garden feature
Address
Witches' Circle, formerly known as the Dial Garden, at Shrubland Hall, South-West of Shrubland Hall, Coddenham, Barham, IP6 0PW
OS grid reference
TM 125 523
Coordinates
52.12817, 1.1034
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Witches' Circle, formerly known as the Dial Garden, is a garden feature located at Shrubland Hall. It consists of a stone circle and six urns made of artificial stone.

The Witches' Circle is situated at the southern end of the Green Terrace, on its west side. It is enclosed by a low hedge with openings for six grass paths that radiate from the main circular feature.

The exterior of the Witches' Circle has survived in a simplified form, featuring a low stone circle surrounded by six urns on pedestals. The stone circle is now very overgrown and originally had six ball finials positioned at regular intervals, but only two remain, with one having toppled from its position. In the center of the circle stands a swagged urn with a domed top.

The six urns that surround the circle rest on circular plinths with hexagonal bases. Each urn is shallow with wide rims and flaring bases, and around the main part of each urn is a pair of writhing, intertwined snakes.

Local climate

Witches' Circle, formerly known as the Dial Garden, at Shrubland Hall sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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