Outlying tower designed to complement Penrice Towers is a Grade II* listed building in the Swansea local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 July 2000. Tower.

Outlying tower designed to complement Penrice Towers

WRENN ID
bitter-nave-jet
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Swansea
Constituency
Gower MP: Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 July 2000
Type
Tower
Address
Outlying tower designed to complement Penrice Towers, Ilston
OS grid reference
SS 501 883
Coordinates
51.57413, -4.16319
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The outlying tower located to the south of the gates is built with masonry that matches that of Penrice Towers. It features window-like openings on both the front and rear sides, as well as a door-like opening at the rear.

Local climate

Outlying tower designed to complement Penrice Towers sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,500 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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Nearby listed buildings

  1. Penrice Castle North-East Gates, Railings and Piers Grade II* 18 m
  2. Penrice Towers gate house Grade II* 35 m
  3. The Orangery Grade II 255 m
  4. Old Cottage in grounds of Underhill Cottage Grade II 294 m
  5. Penrice Castle South-East Gates and Piers (Also in Penrice Community) Grade II 419 m
  6. Penrice Castle South-East Gates and Piers (Also in Ilston Community) Grade II 420 m
  7. Penrice Castle Stables Grade II 421 m
  8. Penrice Castle Dovecote Grade II* 473 m
  9. Penrice Castle (Mansion) Grade I 521 m
  10. Penrice Castle (Ruins) Grade II* 539 m