Romanesque gateway in former E precinct wall at Ewenny Priory (house) is a Grade I listed building in the Vale of Glamorgan local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 3 March 1998. A Romanesque Gateway.

Romanesque gateway in former E precinct wall at Ewenny Priory (house)

WRENN ID
fallen-lime-raven
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan MP: Kanishka Narayan (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
3 March 1998
Type
Gateway
OS grid reference
SS 912 777
Coordinates
51.48858, -3.56711
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Romanesque gateway in the former eastern precinct wall of Ewenny Priory features an arch with three distinct orders. The inner order is plain, the middle order has an outward pointing zigzag design, and the outer order is grooved. The structure includes stepped imposts and half-round piers that are topped with small fluted capitals and moulded bases.

Local climate

Romanesque gateway in former E precinct wall at Ewenny Priory (house) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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