Grotto and Screen Wall, About 100 Metres to the South West of Farleigh Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. A C19 Grotto.
Grotto and Screen Wall, About 100 Metres to the South West of Farleigh Castle
- WRENN ID
- still-cinder-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Grotto
- OS grid reference
- ST 797 568
- Coordinates
- 51.31039, -2.29258
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grotto and screen wall, located about 100 metres southwest of Farleigh Castle, dates from around 1806. It is constructed from random rubble and ashlar Doulting stone. The structure features two rectangular areas set at right angles, enclosed by walls that rise to 3 metres high, topped with copings and crocketted pinnacles at the corners. To the left, there is an open screen wall with three segmental, four-centre cusped arches, quatrefoils in the spandrels, and moulded jambs and columns. This area contains an ornamental rock garden. Incorporated into the southeast corner are two carved stones, likely of medieval origin. To the south, there is a 3 metre high screen wall made of random rubble Doulting stone that runs along the west side of the formal garden, extending southward and then returning west towards Park Lodge, with a total length of about 170 metres.
Local climate
Grotto and Screen Wall, About 100 Metres to the South West of 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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