Retaining Wall with Niches and Column, Circa 3.5 North of Buckland Tout Saints is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1989. A C17 Retaining wall.
Retaining Wall with Niches and Column, Circa 3.5 North of Buckland Tout Saints
- WRENN ID
- lesser-chimney-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1989
- Type
- Retaining wall
- OS grid reference
- SX 759 460
- Coordinates
- 50.3014, -3.74342
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall with niches and a column, located approximately 3.5 meters north of Buckland-Tout-Saints, dates from the 17th or 18th century. Constructed from rubble, the wall extends from a return pier opposite the northeast corner of the nearby hotel, running along the full length of the north side and beyond to a return wall. It supports a higher garden level and is overgrown at the top. The wall features three niches, each approximately 2.25 meters high, 1.75 meters wide, and 1.25 meters deep, with well-coursed hemispherical tops. Each niche has a square 'flue' opening on either side at springing level. To the left of the niches, there is a half-column of early medieval design, made from coursed stone with an octagonal base, although its cap is concealed. This column may be a remnant from an early manor or grange that once stood on the site. The purpose of the square openings at the springing of the arches remains unclear.
Local climate
Retaining Wall with Niches and Column, Circa 3.5 North of Buckland Tout Saints receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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