Walls and Gate Piers and Gate to Pilton Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. Walls and gate. 1 related planning application.

Walls and Gate Piers and Gate to Pilton Abbey

WRENN ID
moated-corner-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
Country
England
Type
Walls and gate
Address
Walls and Gate Piers and Gate to Pilton Abbey, Bull Hill, Barnstaple, EX31 1QR
OS grid reference
SS 556 340
Coordinates
51.08798, -4.06292
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Walls, gate piers, and a gate dating from the 1840s. These elements mark the entrance to Pilton Abbey from Bull Hill. The walls are constructed of purple ashlar and curve inwards to meet two octagonal gate piers topped with shallow pyramidal caps. A timber lattice gate, fitted with strap hinges and a shaped finial, is hung from one of the gateposts.

Local climate

Walls and Gate Piers and Gate to Pilton Abbey sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2003
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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  • Flood risk assessment
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