Sundial in Centre of East Courtyard at Ripley Castle is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1987. Sundial.

Sundial in Centre of East Courtyard at Ripley Castle

WRENN ID
stranded-pier-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1987
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SE 282 605
Coordinates
54.0403, -1.56981
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The sundial located in the center of the east courtyard at Ripley Castle dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is made of pale gritstone and features a two-tier circular base topped by a vase baluster with diagonal fluting, standing approximately 1.5 meters high. The sundial has a marble capstone with a bronze gnomon inscribed with the words "Tho Wright." Originally, the sundial was positioned in the middle of a circular lawn, with the carriage drive encircling the courtyard. A painting of the old house created around 1780 depicts a similar, albeit more slender, sundial.

Local climate

Sundial in Centre of East Courtyard at Ripley Castle receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Stables, Coach Houses and Service Buildings to North and East of Courtyard at Ripley Castle with South Wall to Gate House Grade II* 31 m
  2. Ripley Castle Grade I 45 m
  3. Brewhouse and Laundry Block on East Side of North Courtyard of Ripley Castle Grade II 48 m
  4. Dairy Range in North Courtyard at Ripley Castle Grade II 52 m
  5. Terrace Walls to North, West and South of Castle Grade II 73 m
  6. Castle Close and Wall to Left Grade II 77 m
  7. Church of All Saints Grade II* 85 m
  8. Church View Garden Cottage Grade II 95 m
  9. Boat House at South End of Ha-Ha Wall Grade II 111 m
  10. Chantry House Grade II 112 m