Rock Cave Immediately South East of Shell Grotto at St Audries is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 2000. Cave.

Rock Cave Immediately South East of Shell Grotto at St Audries

WRENN ID
western-ember-thrush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 June 2000
Type
Cave
Address
Rock Cave Immediately South East of Shell Grotto at St Audries, West Quantoxhead
OS grid reference
ST 110 423
Coordinates
51.17372, -3.27361
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Rock Cave, located immediately southeast of the Shell Grotto at St Audrie's, is an ornamental garden cave dating from the 1830s or 1840s. This small building is constructed from stone rubble and built into a bank. It features a rough stone arch that leads into a short tunnel, which opens into a small circular chamber on the northwest side, topped with a corbelled stone roof. The cave is designed in a deliberately rustic style, using various sizes of rocks to create a Picturesque appearance. It is situated next to St Audrie's house, the orangery, and the shell grotto, all of which are listed buildings. The gardens surrounding St Audrie's are also registered as grade II.

Local climate

Rock Cave Immediately South East of Shell Grotto at St Audries receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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