The Racton Monument is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1958. Monument. 1 related planning application.
The Racton Monument
- WRENN ID
- tattered-cobble-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Chichester MP: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1958
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- The Racton Monument, Stoughton, Chichester
- OS grid reference
- SU 776 094
- Coordinates
- 50.87951, -0.89758
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Racton Monument is a folly or landmark located in Stoughton, built by Lord Halifax between 1766 and 1775, with the architect being Theodosius Kelne. The structure is made of red brick and was originally faced with flints, although most of the flint facing has now disappeared. It has a triangular base with a small round turret at each angle, which was originally taller than it is now. The monument features a tall central circular tower that consists of four storeys.
Local climate
The Racton Monument receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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