Butter Stone is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Historical site.
Butter Stone
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-sentry-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1986
- Type
- Historical site
- Address
- Butter Stone, Moor Road, Cotherstone
- OS grid reference
- NY 999 183
- Coordinates
- 54.5607, -2.00194
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Butter Stone is a roughly-pyramidal boulder that stands about 0.75 metre high. This stone was used during the plague years of 1663 to 1665 as a point for exchanging goods. Inhabitants of Barnard Castle would leave money on the stone for farmers from the region to place produce, allowing both groups to avoid direct contact. The stone is listed for its historical significance.
Local climate
Butter Stone sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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