Rotunda Approximately, 125 Metres North of Shirburn Castle is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Rotunda.
Rotunda Approximately, 125 Metres North of Shirburn Castle
- WRENN ID
- quartered-finial-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1987
- Type
- Rotunda
- OS grid reference
- SU 696 961
- Coordinates
- 51.65944, -0.99415
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The rotunda, located approximately 125 metres north of Shirburn Castle, was built in 1741 by Westby Gill of the Office of Works for Thomas Parker, Earl of Macclesfield. Constructed from Portland stone, the rotunda is designed in the mid-Georgian style. It features Ionic columns that rise to a moulded and modillioned cornice. The roof has collapsed, and inspection of the interior is not possible. This description is based on photographs and printed sources. Shirburn Park and gardens are included in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Register of Gardens at Grade II.
Local climate
Rotunda Approximately, 125 Metres North of Shirburn Castle sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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