Rustic Temple by Lake is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1987. Folly.
Rustic Temple by Lake
- WRENN ID
- tenth-garret-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 June 1987
- Type
- Folly
- Address
- Rustic Temple by Lake, Grewelthorpe
- OS grid reference
- SE 233 773
- Coordinates
- 54.19125, -1.64349
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rustic Temple by the Lake is a folly built around 1750 for William Aislabie. Constructed from large ashlar blocks, it is roofless and has a half octagon shape, standing at one storey. The central opening features a large lintel and is flanked by two square openings, each with large lintels. Inside, there is a round-headed niche in the middle of the back wall. The structure was derelict at the time of the last survey. For historical context, refer to Fisher's Hall, Hackfall. The site is part of the North Yorkshire Historic Gardens Register, designated as Grade I.
Local climate
Rustic Temple by Lake receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% 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.
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