Milestone Circa 400 Yards North West of Ottercops Road End is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1987. Milestone.

Milestone Circa 400 Yards North West of Ottercops Road End

WRENN ID
fossil-cobble-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 May 1987
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
NY 953 888
Coordinates
55.19415, -2.07525
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located approximately 400 yards north-west of the Ottercops road end, dates from around 1829. It is made of sandstone and is painted white. The milestone has a triangular shape with a rounded back and stands about 20 inches high. One side is inscribed with "Otterburn," while the other side reads "Newcastle 5 miles" and "25 miles." This milestone marks a section of the Newcastle-Jedburgh Turnpike, which was originally opened in 1776, but this particular section represents a new line established in 1829.

Local climate

Milestone Circa 400 Yards North West of Ottercops Road End receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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