Garden Retaining Wall Running West-South-West to East-North-East Approximately 35m North-West of Buckland Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1987. Garden retaining wall.
Garden Retaining Wall Running West-South-West to East-North-East Approximately 35m North-West of Buckland Abbey
- WRENN ID
- long-corbel-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Constituency
- South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1987
- Type
- Garden retaining wall
- OS grid reference
- SX 486 667
- Coordinates
- 50.48114, -4.13485
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The garden retaining wall, located approximately 35 meters north-west of Buckland Abbey, originally formed part of the abbey's grounds. It is likely medieval in origin, although the crenellation may have been added later. The wall is constructed of stone rubble and has an irregular plan, suggesting it may be truncated at both ends. Based on several arches and the probable original layout of the abbey buildings, it is likely that this wall served as the boundary wall for the abbey church and its adjoining structures. The stone arches are placed irregularly, vary in size, and appear to be original. The lean-to rubble buttresses were added in the 20th century.
Local climate
Garden Retaining Wall Running West-South-West to East-North-East Approximately 35m North-West of Buckland Abbey sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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