Gate Piers in Front of Unthank Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. Gate piers.

Gate Piers in Front of Unthank Hall

WRENN ID
sunken-portal-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1986
Type
Gate piers
Address
Gate Piers in Front of Unthank Hall, Skelton
OS grid reference
NY 452 360
Coordinates
54.71637, -2.85182
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers in front of Unthank Hall date from the mid-19th century and are made of sandstone. There are two rusticated piers topped with ball finials, with one pier featuring a spherical sundial. The adjoining railings and wall are not considered of interest. These gate piers are listed for their group value with Unthank Hall.

Local climate

Gate Piers in Front of Unthank Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,240 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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