Terrace Wall, Gate Posts and Steps in Front of Skirsgill is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. Terrace wall.
Terrace Wall, Gate Posts and Steps in Front of Skirsgill
- WRENN ID
- first-pillar-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1986
- Type
- Terrace wall
- Address
- Terrace Wall, Gate Posts and Steps in Front of Skirsgill, Dacre
- OS grid reference
- NY 509 285
- Coordinates
- 54.6498, -2.76243
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The terrace wall, gate posts, and steps in front of Skirsgill date from the late 18th century or early 19th century. They are constructed of red sandstone ashlar and feature fireclay balusters. The low wall in front of the house has central gate posts and stone steps at either end. The wall is supported by regular square piers and open balusters, topped with saddleback coping. This structure is listed for its group value with Skirsgill.
Local climate
Terrace Wall, Gate Posts and Steps in Front of Skirsgill sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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