Arch 15 Metres to South West of Scawns House is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1985. Gateway arch.
Arch 15 Metres to South West of Scawns House
- WRENN ID
- other-cellar-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1985
- Type
- Gateway arch
- OS grid reference
- SX 287 628
- Coordinates
- 50.4408, -4.41282
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a gateway arch located 15 meters to the southwest of Scawns House, possibly dating from the 16th century. It has been resited and reused. The arch is made of granite with a moulded four-centred design and jambs that are reset in rubblestone walls. There are panelled double doors beneath the arch. Above the arch, set into the top wall, is a table featuring a bust of Queen Victoria along with the dates of her reign.
Local climate
Arch 15 Metres to South West of Scawns House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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