Statue of Faun with A Kid and Pedestal Approximately 75 Metres North West of Atlas Fountain is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1954. Statue.

Statue of Faun with A Kid and Pedestal Approximately 75 Metres North West of Atlas Fountain

WRENN ID
burning-wattle-russet
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 1954
Type
Statue
OS grid reference
SE 715 699
Coordinates
54.12056, -0.90632
Source
Historic England listing

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

Description

The statue of a faun with a kid and its pedestal are located approximately 75 metres north-west of the Atlas Fountain at Castle Howard. The statue, likely created in 1723 by Andrew Carpenter, depicts a faun carrying a kid on his shoulders, supported by an iron bar under the right arm. This design is based on a Roman copy from the 2nd century AD of a bronze original from the early 3rd century BC, possibly from the Pergamene school, which is now housed in the Prado Museum in Madrid. The pedestal, dating from around 1720 and probably designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, is made of sandstone and features a base adorned with relief festoons hanging from four consoles at the level of the moulded frieze.

Local climate

Statue of Faun with A Kid and Pedestal Approximately 75 Metres North West of Atlas Fountain receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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. Atlas Fountain and Pond Grade I 73 m
  2. Walled Garden Statue of Venus de Medici and pedestal Grade II* 91 m
  3. The Boar Garden Statue of Wild Boar and Pedestal Grade II* 114 m
  4. Walled Garden Sundial Pedestal Grade II 135 m
  5. Castle Howard and East Court Grade I 137 m
  6. Walled Garden Gardener's Cottage Grade II* 169 m
  7. Statue of A Satyr with Dog and Grapes, Sometimes Identified As Bacchus, and Pedestal Grade II* 180 m
  8. Irish Yew Garden Kylix and Pedestal Grade II 184 m
  9. Pedestal Grade I 186 m
  10. Statue of figure playing a lyre and pedestal Grade II* 186 m