Clearwell Castle Main Gateway and Flanking Lodges to North East Corner of Estate with Wall Between and Iron Gates, and Perimeter Wall to East is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. Gateway, lodge.
Clearwell Castle Main Gateway and Flanking Lodges to North East Corner of Estate with Wall Between and Iron Gates, and Perimeter Wall to East
- WRENN ID
- white-sentry-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Gateway, lodge
- Address
- Clearwell Castle Main Gateway and Flanking Lodges to North East Corner of Estate with Wall Between and Iron Gates, and Perimeter Wall to East, Newland
- OS grid reference
- SO 570 078
- Coordinates
- 51.76797, -2.62331
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Clearwell Castle features a main gateway and flanking lodges at the northeast corner of the estate, along with a wall between and iron gates, and a perimeter wall to the east. The structure dates from the early to mid-18th century, while the lodges were built in the early 19th century.
The main wall is constructed of rubble stone and stands about 15 feet high, flanking a raised embattled gateway with a pointed arch. At each end of the gateway are square lodge buildings. The wall has pointed stone arches on either side of the main gateway, each with finely crafted wrought iron gates that share a matching design.
The lodge buildings have hipped roofs, with tiles on the left and slate on the right. Each lodge features a pointed arched 2-light window with Y tracery on the ground floor and a 3-light casement window above, topped with a pierced quatrefoil under a blind round arch. There have been 19th and 20th-century extensions and alterations to the rear of both lodges. The perimeter wall to the east extends as far as Castle Farm, featuring coping stones and maintaining a consistent height without embattlements.
Local climate
Clearwell Castle Main Gateway and Flanking Lodges to North East Corner of Estate with Wall Between and Iron Gates, and Perimeter Wall to East receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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