Milestone Circa A Quarter of A Mile West of Coltpark is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1987. Milestone.

Milestone Circa A Quarter of A Mile West of Coltpark

WRENN ID
sheer-chancel-sparrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 May 1987
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone Circa A Quarter of A Mile West of Coltpark, B6342, Nunnykirk
OS grid reference
NZ 066 937
Coordinates
55.23835, -1.8963
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located approximately a quarter of a mile west of Coltpark, dates from the mid-18th century. It is made of sandstone and stands about 18 inches high, featuring two inscribed faces and a rounded back. One face is marked with "RB" for Rothbury, while the other displays "H" for Hexham. The Rothbury-Hexham turnpike, which it references, was opened around 1751.

Local climate

Milestone Circa A Quarter of A Mile West of Coltpark receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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