Milestone 230 Metres East of High Brunton is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. Milestone.

Milestone 230 Metres East of High Brunton

WRENN ID
lone-iron-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 May 1988
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
NY 928 696
Coordinates
55.02144, -2.11357
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located 230 metres east of High Brunton, is likely from around 1757, which is the date the turnpike opened. It is made of sandstone and was previously painted white. The stone has a segmental top and stands 0.60 metres high, featuring incised figures indicating that it is 20 miles to Newcastle.

Local climate

Milestone 230 Metres East of High Brunton receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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