Folly Approximately 100 Metres North of Roborough House is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Folly.
Folly Approximately 100 Metres North of Roborough House
- WRENN ID
- plain-beam-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Folly
- OS grid reference
- SS 567 350
- Coordinates
- 51.09725, -4.04787
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This folly, dating from the late 19th century, resembles a Gothic castle ruin and is located approximately 100 metres north of Roborough House. It is built from rubble stone and features a small, partially constructed tower with battlements. The tower includes a round arched window, and there is a low crenellated curtain wall to the south and east. This structure is one of several elements that contribute to the landscaped garden surrounding Roborough House.
Local climate
Folly Approximately 100 Metres North of Roborough House 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 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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