Ruins of Whorlton Castle Undercrofts is a Grade II* listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1990. A Medieval Castle undercroft.
Ruins of Whorlton Castle Undercrofts
- WRENN ID
- pitched-bonework-rowan
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North York Moors National Park
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1990
- Type
- Castle undercroft
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Ruins of Whorlton Castle Undercrofts, Castle Bank, North Yorkshire
- OS grid reference
- NZ 480 024
- Coordinates
- 54.41556, -1.26049
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ruins of Whorlton Castle Undercrofts consist of two barrel-vaulted undercrofts, likely dating from the 14th century. Constructed from sandstone ashlar, much of the facing has been removed. The vaults are arranged in parallel, with the southern vault being round and the northern vault slightly pointed. The southern vault features a transomed west window, while the right side has a doorway within a transomed partition. There is an entrance projection to the north that has a pointed arch, although it is largely buried in soil. On the west side, a staircase with a Caernarvon-arched doorway rises from a window embrasure. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Ruins of Whorlton Castle Undercrofts receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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