Cross Lacon in Garden to South of Dower House is a Grade II* listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1984. Monument.
Cross Lacon in Garden to South of Dower House
- WRENN ID
- white-hinge-meadow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 August 1984
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Cross Lacon in Garden to South of Dower House, Arlecdon and Frizington, Copeland
- OS grid reference
- NY 024 166
- Coordinates
- 54.53589, -3.50856
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cross Lacon, located in the garden to the south of the Dower House, is a medieval wheel-headed cross, possibly dating from the 13th century. It features a square stone plinth block with deep chamfers on all sides. The plinth has a dated sans serif inscription on two sides: "CROSS LACON" on the west side and "REMOVED FROM ROADSIDE 1911" on the east side. The monolithic tapering cross shaft, which has chamfered edges and a wheel-head, stands approximately 4 feet high, though the upper arm is missing.
Local climate
Cross Lacon in Garden to South of Dower House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,570 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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