Gate Piers to South of South Lodge to Castle Head is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 May 1975. Gate piers.

Gate Piers to South of South Lodge to Castle Head

WRENN ID
scattered-porch-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 May 1975
Type
Gate piers
Address
Gate Piers to South of South Lodge to Castle Head, Lindale Road, Grange-Over-Sands
OS grid reference
SD 417 793
Coordinates
54.20612, -2.89499
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers located to the south of the South Lodge to Castle Head were built in the mid to late 19th century. They are constructed from limestone ashlar and feature an 8-sided plan with chamfered rustication. The piers are topped with moulded pyramid caps.

Local climate

Gate Piers to South of South Lodge to Castle Head sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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