Outer Gatehouse to Skipton Castle (Public Entrance) is a Grade I listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1952. Gatehouse.
Outer Gatehouse to Skipton Castle (Public Entrance)
- WRENN ID
- dusted-casement-bracken
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1952
- Type
- Gatehouse
- Address
- Outer Gatehouse to Skipton Castle (Public Entrance), the Bailey
- OS grid reference
- SD 990 519
- Coordinates
- 53.96348, -2.01543
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The outer gatehouse to Skipton Castle, serving as the public entrance, dates from the beginning of the 14th century. It features two massive round towers that are castellated, along with two chimneys and a round stair turret. The gatehouse has segmental arched entrances and small-paned windows. The upper portion was restored in the mid-17th century and includes the Clifford motto "Desormais" in the parapet. Inside, there is a charming "grotto" made of shells in one of the rooms.
Local climate
Outer Gatehouse to Skipton Castle (Public Entrance) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,120 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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