Holt Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 7 June 1963. Castle.

Holt Castle

WRENN ID
second-roof-river
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wrexham
Constituency
Wrexham MP: Andrew Ranger (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
7 June 1963
Type
Castle
OS grid reference
SJ 411 537
Coordinates
53.07791, -2.88023
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Holt Castle is a historic structure built on a man-made mound of red sandstone. The remains of the castle include sandstone blockwork, with the southern side being the most well-preserved. This side features a doorway and steps that lead into the interior of the castle.

Local climate

Holt Castle receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% 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 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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