Bridge Over River Avill in the Old Park to the East of the Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1983. Bridge.

Bridge Over River Avill in the Old Park to the East of the Castle

WRENN ID
veiled-brass-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Exmoor National Park
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 August 1983
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
SS 992 434
Coordinates
51.18163, -3.44217
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the River Avill in the Old Park to the east of Dunster Castle dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed of stone and features three semi-circular arches, with the central arch being wider and having a depressed triangular parapet. The bridge is adorned with moulded stone copings on the parapets and abutment walls, as well as rock-faced rusticated pilasters and voussoirs.

Local climate

Bridge Over River Avill in the Old Park to the East of the Castle sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% 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 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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