Folly Approximately 70 Metres West of Howsham Hall is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 1987. Folly.
Folly Approximately 70 Metres West of Howsham Hall
- WRENN ID
- graven-mantel-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 February 1987
- Type
- Folly
- OS grid reference
- SE 733 631
- Coordinates
- 54.05897, -0.88143
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This folly, located approximately 70 metres west of Howsham Hall, dates from the late 18th century and is constructed of limestone ashlar. It stands two storeys high and features five bays, with the outer bays set back slightly. The ground floor has a blocked round-arched door, which is flanked by pairs of blocked 2-light mullions. On the first floor, there are three blocked roundels. The roof had collapsed at the time of the resurvey. This structure is included for its group value with Howsham Hall.
Local climate
Folly Approximately 70 Metres West of Howsham Hall 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.
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