Penrice Castle North-East Gates, Railings and Piers is a Grade II* listed building in the Swansea local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 July 2000. Gatehouse.
Penrice Castle North-East Gates, Railings and Piers
- WRENN ID
- ruined-cornice-thunder
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Swansea
- Constituency
- Gower MP: Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 19 July 2000
- Type
- Gatehouse
- Address
- Penrice Castle North-East Gates, Railings and Piers, Ilston
- OS grid reference
- SS 501 883
- Coordinates
- 51.57424, -4.16338
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The North-East Gates, Railings, and Piers of Penrice Castle are the main formal entrance in the boundary wall of the castle park, positioned to face the main approach road from Swansea. The gateway features two prominent sandstone piers that support the gates, along with a section of fixed railings on either side that connect to the masonry of the folly or gatehouse.
The square piers, which are approximately 3½ meters apart, are heavily rusticated and vermiculated. They have a tall plinth with a base moulding and a small cornice adorned with fine vertical fluting. The finials on top of the piers are stone poppyheads mounted on slender hollow stems. The plinths beneath the fixed railings have been restored. The gates and side railings are simple, made of wrought iron, and include dog railings.
Local climate
Penrice Castle North-East Gates, Railings and Piers 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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