Ornamental Building in Grounds of Mount Cleves is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1993. Ornamental building.

Ornamental Building in Grounds of Mount Cleves

WRENN ID
brooding-brass-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1993
Type
Ornamental building
Address
Ornamental Building in Grounds of Mount Cleves, Sandrock Road, Niton and Whitwell
OS grid reference
SZ 501 759
Coordinates
50.58072, -1.29371
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ornamental building in the grounds of Mount Cleves is a monument or seamark dating from the early 18th century. It is a square cairn made of rough ashlar blocks, topped with stone coping and a stone spire that stands 4 feet high. This spire is said to have come from Carisbrooke Church.

Local climate

Ornamental Building in Grounds of Mount Cleves receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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