2 Sets of Gate Piers with Attached Walls and Mounting Block is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1984. Gate piers.

2 Sets of Gate Piers with Attached Walls and Mounting Block

WRENN ID
rooted-truss-cream
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 July 1984
Type
Gate piers
OS grid reference
SY 503 996
Coordinates
50.79449, -2.70621
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This listing describes two sets of gate piers with attached walls and a mounting block, located in Mapperton and dating from the 18th century. The gate piers are made of rusticated stone and feature moulded cornices and ball finials. The mounting block, which has four steps on each side, is situated on the south side of the north-west stretch of the wall and is also constructed of stone from the 18th century. The gate piers and wall are positioned between the front courtyard wall and the gable ends of the stable blocks.

Local climate

2 Sets of Gate Piers with Attached Walls and Mounting Block receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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