Donnington Castle is a Grade I listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. A C14 Castle.
Donnington Castle
- WRENN ID
- floating-vault-gorse
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Castle
- Address
- Donnington Castle, Castle Lane, Newbury, Shaw Cum Donnington
- OS grid reference
- SU 461 691
- Coordinates
- 51.41967, -1.33815
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Donnington Castle is a Grade I listed castle dating from 1386. It is constructed of quarry flint and chalk with stone dressings, and some repairs have been made using brick. The castle features a ruined courtyard that includes the remains of six towers. The gatehouse is located to the east and is possibly designed by Henry Yevele. The structure has three storeys, with two circular towers at the eastern corners that rise through four stages, each having a plinth and a battlemented parapet. On the eastern side, there are two square-headed windows with a moulded four-centered arch beneath them.
Inside, the gatehall boasts a two-bay lierne vault, which is adorned with moulded ribs, cusped panels, and carved bosses.
Local climate
Donnington Castle receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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