Boundary Wall of Chilham Castle from Gatehouse North 50 Yards to Well Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 1984. Boundary wall.

Boundary Wall of Chilham Castle from Gatehouse North 50 Yards to Well Cottage

WRENN ID
veiled-portal-vermeil
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 August 1984
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Boundary Wall of Chilham Castle from Gatehouse North 50 Yards to Well Cottage, CT4 8BZ
OS grid reference
TR 067 535
Coordinates
51.24399, 0.96123
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall of Chilham Castle, dating from the 18th century and 20th century, is constructed of chequered brick and features coping bricks on top. It extends approximately 5 feet high from the right-hand Gatehouse, running north for 50 yards to Well Cottage. The wall steps down in three stages along its length.

Local climate

Boundary Wall of Chilham Castle from Gatehouse North 50 Yards to Well Cottage receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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