Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers to Holyrood House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1952. Forecourt wall, gate piers.
Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers to Holyrood House
- WRENN ID
- tall-glass-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 June 1952
- Type
- Forecourt wall, gate piers
- Address
- Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers to Holyrood House, Watery Lane, Shaftesbury
- OS grid reference
- ST 863 222
- Coordinates
- 50.99953, -2.19535
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt wall and gate piers to Holyrood House, built in 1615, are made of fine stone and feature stone coping. The entrance leading to the house is bordered by gate piers that have moulded caps, although the decorative balls on top are missing.
Local climate
Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers to Holyrood House receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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