Curtain Walls Surrounding Rose Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 April 1957. A C14 Curtain wall.

Curtain Walls Surrounding Rose Castle

WRENN ID
distant-bonework-lichen
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 April 1957
Type
Curtain wall
Address
Curtain Walls Surrounding Rose Castle, Dalston
OS grid reference
NY 370 462
Coordinates
54.80682, -2.98052
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The curtain walls surrounding Rose Castle date from the early 14th century. They are constructed from large blocks of coursed red sandstone and feature a chamfered plinth on the east and south sides. The north-east wall is supported by segmental vaulted arches. Originally, these walls enclosed Rose Castle, but they have been interrupted by outbuildings in the south-west corner. In the early 19th century, the walls were reduced in height and received 19th-century coping. There are remains of a watch tower on the north-east wall. A gateway in the wall is listed separately. The curtain walls have group value with Rose Castle.

Local climate

Curtain Walls Surrounding Rose Castle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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