Gate-Piers Along South Drive Approximately 250 Metres to South West of Penheale is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1989. Gate-piers.

Gate-Piers Along South Drive Approximately 250 Metres to South West of Penheale

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1989
Type
Gate-piers
OS grid reference
SX 267 876
Coordinates
50.66291, -4.4529
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A pair of gate-piers, probably from the 17th century, are located approximately 250 metres to the southwest of Penheale Manor. These gate-piers are made of granite and are square in shape. They feature moulded cornices, curved necks, and are topped with ball finials. The gate-piers mark the entrance to the south drive leading to Penheale Manor.

Local climate

Gate-Piers Along South Drive Approximately 250 Metres to South West of Penheale sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 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 87% 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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