West Gate to Furness Abbey, Remains Of is a Grade I listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1976. A C14 Gatehouse.
West Gate to Furness Abbey, Remains Of
- WRENN ID
- plain-roof-grove
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 May 1976
- Type
- Gatehouse
- Address
- West Gate to Furness Abbey, Remains Of, Manor Road
- OS grid reference
- SD 216 716
- Coordinates
- 54.13435, -3.20058
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of the West Gate to Furness Abbey date back to the 14th century and are constructed from red ashlar sandstone. Currently, only the side walls remain, which rise to a fragmentary first-floor structure. Some arch springers are still visible, along with openings on the first floor. The gatehouse is adjoined by substantial sections of the Abbey Wall and is part of a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
West Gate to Furness Abbey, Remains Of sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,670 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 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% 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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