The Shielding is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1984. Cottage.

The Shielding

WRENN ID
errant-rubble-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1984
Type
Cottage
Address
The Shielding, Alston Moor
OS grid reference
NY 745 416
Coordinates
54.76908, -2.39713
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Shieling is a late 18th-century cottage located next to Four Pines. It is constructed from coursed, squared rubble and features a graduated stone flag roof with a stone chimney at one end. The building has two storeys and an attic, with two bays. On the right side, there is a plank door, while the left side has a sash window on both the ground and first floors, along with a two-light attic window positioned just below the eaves. This cottage is included in the listing for its group value.

Local climate

The Shielding sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,070 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 75 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 53 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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