Milestone Circa 250 Mertres North of High Alder Heads is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Milestone.

Milestone Circa 250 Mertres North of High Alder Heads

WRENN ID
lost-panel-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1987
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone Circa 250 Mertres North of High Alder Heads, A68, Healeyfield
OS grid reference
NZ 088 471
Coordinates
54.81925, -1.86303
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located approximately 250 metres north of High Alder Heads, dates from the late 18th century and was part of the West Auckland to Corbridge turnpike. It is made of painted ashlar and has a quadrant-section shape, standing about half a metre high with a flat top. The north face features the incised letters "WA 16" and the south face displays "C 14," both in Roman capitals and painted black. The stone itself is painted white.

Local climate

Milestone Circa 250 Mertres North of High Alder Heads receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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