The Daymark is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1988. Navigation tower. 1 related planning application.

The Daymark

WRENN ID
old-remnant-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 May 1988
Type
Navigation tower
Address
The Daymark, Padstow
OS grid reference
SW 910 784
Coordinates
50.56807, -4.95259
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Daymark is a navigation tower located at Stepper Point, Padstow. It is possibly from the early 19th century and is constructed of stone rubble in a hollow design. The tower is circular in shape and was originally lime-washed. Standing high on the cliffs, it served as a guide for mariners entering the Camel estuary. The entrance features narrow slit openings above.

Local climate

The Daymark sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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