Odcombe Gateway to Montacute Park, and Flanking Walling is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 April 1961. Gateway.

Odcombe Gateway to Montacute Park, and Flanking Walling

WRENN ID
dim-hall-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 April 1961
Type
Gateway
OS grid reference
ST 505 165
Coordinates
50.94623, -2.70532
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Odcombe gateway to Montacute Park, along with its flanking walling, is likely from the 19th century and is constructed from Ham stone ashlar. The walling is approximately 1 metre high and features plain dressed copings. The gateway is defined by four square piers: the outer piers stand about 2.5 metres tall, while the inner piers reach about 3.5 metres. These piers have plinths, a pulvinated frieze, and cornice caps, with the taller piers also displaying cabled steps and stone braziers. Between the main piers, there is a pair of 20th-century timber gates, along with matching pedestrian gates on either side. The walling extends about 15 metres to the west and about 70 metres to the east, with both sections curving to fit the boundary of the site. This gateway and walling contribute to the significant setting of Montacute House, along with the nearby New Lodge.

Local climate

Odcombe Gateway to Montacute Park, and Flanking Walling receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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