Archway in the Wilderness on the Point of Cliff Edge at Ss3000926504 is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1989. Archway.

Archway in the Wilderness on the Point of Cliff Edge at Ss3000926504

WRENN ID
still-beam-larch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 1989
Type
Archway
Address
Archway in the Wilderness on the Point of Cliff Edge at Ss3000926504, Clovelly
OS grid reference
SS 300 265
Coordinates
51.01272, -4.42472
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The archway is located on the point of a cliff edge in Clovelly Court Park, designed by Sir James Hamlyn, and dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed of coursed rubble and features rustic wooden brackets beneath the arch head. The archway spans a cleft in the rocks, providing access to a pathway that leads to a viewing area situated right on the cliff edge, offering a view out to sea. This structure is part of the landscaped park created by Sir James Hamlyn around Clovelly Court in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Local climate

Archway in the Wilderness on the Point of Cliff Edge at Ss3000926504 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Summerhouse in the Wilderness at Ss2997326515 Grade II 37 m
  2. Lime Kiln at Mouth Mill Grade II 201 m
  3. The Angels Wings Grade II 918 m
  4. Lower Brownsham Farmhouse Grade II 1.5 km
  5. Brownsham Cottage Grade II 1.5 km
  6. Stables to Clovelly Court Grade II 1.6 km
  7. Church of All Saints Grade I 1.7 km
  8. The Cabin Grade II 1.7 km
  9. Clovelly Court Grade II 1.7 km
  10. Wall to Churchyard of Church of All Saints Including Lychgate Grade II 1.7 km