Pair of Butterwells Approximately 50 Metres South South East of Cleave Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1993. Butterwell.
Pair of Butterwells Approximately 50 Metres South South East of Cleave Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- sheer-doorway-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1993
- Type
- Butterwell
- OS grid reference
- SX 743 532
- Coordinates
- 50.36533, -3.76783
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of butterwells dating from the early 19th century, located approximately 50 metres south-southeast of Cleave Farmhouse. They are constructed from local slate rubble. The western butterwell is square in shape and built into the slope of the ground, featuring an open front and slate shelves inside. The slate roof has been dislodged, and the square sump drains at the front, being fed from a spring. The door is missing. The eastern butterwell is integrated into a field boundary bank and has a rounded shape with a corbelled slate roof. It has a tall doorway at the front, which also lacks a door. Inside, it is lined with slate shelves, with the bottom shelf positioned below the water level of the sump.
Local climate
Pair of Butterwells Approximately 50 Metres South South East of Cleave Farmhouse receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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