Heaven's Gate is a Grade II* listed building in the Basingstoke and Deane local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 May 1966. A C18 Landscape feature.
Heaven's Gate
- WRENN ID
- sunken-merlon-crow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire MP: Kit Malthouse (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 May 1966
- Type
- Landscape feature
- Address
- Heaven's Gate, Highclere
- OS grid reference
- SU 445 576
- Coordinates
- 51.31603, -1.36148
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Heaven's Gate is a mid-18th century landscape feature located on a hilltop in Highclere Park, positioned axially on Sidown Hill and overlooking the park from the south. The structure is made of thick brick walls and features a tall central arch, flanked by smaller arches on either side. The symmetrical front, facing north, includes a pediment above a projecting rectangle that contains three panels, with triangular shapes on each side that have concave tops. These elements rest on a deep band that runs the entire width, with vases on plinths marking the outer points. The central arch features a plain stone key, an architrave moulding, and an impost band that connects to the keystones of the side arches, which also have panels above them. While all the mouldings are crafted from brickwork, some details have become unclear due to deterioration. The original structure collapsed in 1739 and was subsequently rebuilt.
Local climate
Heaven's Gate receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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