Dwarf Wall and Railings, Gates and Gate Piers to the Mount is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1973. Boundary wall and railings.

Dwarf Wall and Railings, Gates and Gate Piers to the Mount

WRENN ID
knotted-stair-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 October 1973
Type
Boundary wall and railings
Address
Dwarf Wall and Railings, Gates and Gate Piers to the Mount, Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury, SP7 8NL
OS grid reference
ST 868 226
Coordinates
51.00308, -2.18861
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dwarf wall and railings, along with the gates and gate piers, date from 1615 and are located on the north-east side of Salisbury Road, serving The Mount. The structure features a dwarf stone wall with railings that are angled inward at the entrances on both the left and right ends. These entrances are flanked by gate piers that have peaked capping.

Local climate

Dwarf Wall and Railings, Gates and Gate Piers to the Mount 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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