The Abbey Gatehouse is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1955. Gatehouse.
The Abbey Gatehouse
- WRENN ID
- high-crypt-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North York Moors National Park
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 January 1955
- Type
- Gatehouse
- Address
- The Abbey Gatehouse, Oldstead Lane, Byland with Wass, North Yorkshire
- OS grid reference
- SE 547 790
- Coordinates
- 54.20408, -1.16199
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Abbey Gatehouse is a gatehouse to Byland Abbey, which is now in ruins. It dates from the early 13th century and is constructed of limestone ashlar and rubble. The gatehouse features the remains of a gateway that once led to the abbey, along with a return wall. The gateway has roll-moulded imposts that support roll-moulded capitals, which in turn support a round arch made up of two hollow-moulded orders with a hoodmould. There are also remains of the springer for a vault above the gateway. The return wall includes a pointed doorway with two orders and keeled mouldings, which is now blocked. This doorway is supported by plain imposts with moulded capitals. The return wall has been incorporated into the farm buildings of College Farm, which are not of special interest.
Local climate
The Abbey Gatehouse receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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