Pinnacle in Garden 40 Metres to East of Penpont House is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1988. Pinnacle.

Pinnacle in Garden 40 Metres to East of Penpont House

WRENN ID
deep-floor-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 November 1988
Type
Pinnacle
OS grid reference
SX 223 812
Coordinates
50.6038, -4.51189
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure is a medieval pinnacle made of granite ashlar blocks, located 40 metres to the east of Penpont House. It has a square base and rises to form a tapered octagonal shaft, which is topped with a fleur-de-lys finial. The pinnacle has been reset in the garden of Penpont House.

Local climate

Pinnacle in Garden 40 Metres to East of Penpont House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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