Gatepiers to Highfield is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1984. Gate piers.

Gatepiers to Highfield

WRENN ID
scarred-cellar-plum
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 March 1984
Type
Gate piers
Address
Gatepiers to Highfield, Palace Road, Ripon
OS grid reference
SE 310 720
Coordinates
54.14314, -1.52561
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers to Highfield were built in the mid-19th century and are made of ashlar stone. They feature a rusticated design with a raised ornamental patterned frieze. The piers have a moulded cornice that supports a pyramidal cap, topped with an ornamental urn.

Local climate

Gatepiers to Highfield receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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