Terrace Walk S of Leighton Hall Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 December 1982. House.
Terrace Walk S of Leighton Hall Tower
- WRENN ID
- ruined-merlon-meadow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 24 December 1982
- Type
- House
- Address
- Terrace Walk S of Leighton Hall Tower, Leighton Park, Forden, Forden with Leighton and Trelystan
- OS grid reference
- SJ 241 045
- Coordinates
- 52.63324, -3.12197
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Terrace Walk, built in the 19th century, is an L-shaped pathway that extends approximately 80 meters south of the Tower, where it is supported by a high wall, and then continues east for about 60 meters. Constructed of rock-faced Cefn stone with ashlar dressings and ramped coping, the terrace features a flight of steps at the northern end that leads to a bridge east of Leighton Hall Tower. As the terrace continues south, it has five projections, one of which is splayed and includes stone steps, leading to an octagonal enclosure. In the center of this enclosure is an octagonal pedestal, and on the northeast side, there is another flight of steps. From this point, the terrace proceeds east in a zig-zag pattern, bordered on the south side by a low wall that has octagonal piers with moulded caps at either end, along with two flights of steps. The east-west section concludes at a second octagonal enclosure, which also contains a pedestal in the center and steps leading to the east and north.
Local climate
Terrace Walk S of Leighton Hall Tower 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 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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