Ha-Ha Boundary Wall, Sundial and Grecian Urn, South and East Farleigh Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Boundary wall, sundial, urn.
Ha-Ha Boundary Wall, Sundial and Grecian Urn, South and East Farleigh Castle
- WRENN ID
- last-roof-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Boundary wall, sundial, urn
- Address
- Ha-Ha Boundary Wall, Sundial and Grecian Urn, South and East Farleigh Castle, Norton St. Philip
- OS grid reference
- ST 798 569
- Coordinates
- 51.31115, -2.29076
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ha-Ha boundary wall, sundial, and Grecian urn at South and East Farleigh Castle date from the 18th century. The boundary wall is made of random coursed rubble Doulting stone, standing approximately 1.5 metres high and extending about 100 metres in length. It runs parallel to and about 45 metres away from the east elevation of Farleigh Castle and the Chapel.
The sundial, also from the 18th century, is made of Doulting stone and features a square base, an octagonal plinth, and an octagonal column that is approximately 1.75 metres high. It has quatrefoil panels and pointed arches in relief, topped with an edge-moulded octagonal cap. This sundial is located about 35 metres east of the main entrance to Farleigh Castle.
The Grecian urn, again from the 18th century and made of Doulting stone, has a square base and pedestal, a voluted circular bowl, and an octagonal moulded cap inscribed with "VRO IMMORTAL." It is situated approximately 40 metres south of the south front of Farleigh Castle. These features are noted for their group value with Farleigh Castle.
Local climate
Ha-Ha Boundary Wall, Sundial and Grecian Urn, South and East Farleigh Castle receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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