Clare Towers is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1984. Gateway.

Clare Towers

WRENN ID
hollow-hinge-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 October 1984
Type
Gateway
Address
Clare Towers, Coombe Keynes
OS grid reference
SY 842 830
Coordinates
50.64663, -2.2237
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Clare Towers is a former entrance gateway to Lulworth Park, dating from the late 18th century. The structure is built of rubblestone with brick dressings. It features a pair of circular towers that are connected by a wall with a pointed archway. Each tower has pointed arched openings at its base. The towers are now in a ruinous state and are overgrown with ivy.

Local climate

Clare Towers receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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