Cowshill War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 2016. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Cowshill War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- south-garret-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Cowshill War Memorial, Junction of the A689 and B6295, Stanhope, DL13 1AD
- OS grid reference
- NY 852 408
- Coordinates
- 54.76253, -2.2304
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cowshill War Memorial is located in a small stone-walled enclosure on the north side of the B6295, overlooking Weardale and offering extensive views of the surrounding moorland. At approximately 410 meters above sea level, it is said to be the highest and possibly the most isolated war memorial in County Durham.
The memorial is designed in the form of an Iona cross. The front face of the cross head features an interlace pattern carved in low relief. Below this, the cross shaft is inscribed with the years 1914 and 1918, along with the phrase "LEST WE FORGET," interspersed with decorative flowers. The shaft rises from a rough-hewn plinth that sits on a low square step.
The front face of the plinth displays the main dedicatory inscription: "IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR," followed by seven names. To the left of this inscription, there is a carved image of a sheathed sword encircled by a wreath, appearing to be hung over the plinth by the sword belt, also in low relief. In front of the low step, a small rectangular stone is inscribed with "1939 – 1945," followed by three names.
Local climate
Cowshill War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 68 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 47 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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