Walls of Bailey to Old Wardour Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1987. A Renaissance Walls. 3 related planning applications.

Walls of Bailey to Old Wardour Castle

WRENN ID
secret-wall-auburn
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1987
Type
Walls
Period
Renaissance
Address
Walls of Bailey to Old Wardour Castle, Tisbury
OS grid reference
ST 938 263
Coordinates
51.03688, -2.08925
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These are the remains of the bailey walls associated with Old Wardour Castle. The walls were remodelled in the 1570s for Sir Matthew Arundell, with work overseen by Robert Smythson. Constructed of dressed limestone, the walls stand approximately 6 metres high, and partially enclose a hexagonal area that extends to a rectangular shape to the north-east, mirroring the layout of Old Wardour Castle. The walls have a chamfered plinth and pitched copings. Damage to the north-west sections is attributed to siege damage sustained during the Civil War. Robert Smythson’s improvements to the castle and its setting were undertaken shortly after his work at Longleat for Sir John Thynne.

Local climate

Walls of Bailey to Old Wardour Castle receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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