Loraine Memorial Stone C.60 Yards South-West of Kirkharle Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. Memorial stone.

Loraine Memorial Stone C.60 Yards South-West of Kirkharle Manor

WRENN ID
little-hinge-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Memorial stone
OS grid reference
NZ 011 824
Coordinates
55.13677, -1.98277
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Loraine memorial stone, located approximately 60 yards south-west of Kirkharle Manor, dates back to 1728. It is made of ashlar and stands about 6 feet high with a rounded top. The stone is inscribed with the following text: "This new stone was set up in place of an old one by Sir Wm. Loraine Bart. in 1728. In memory of Robert Loraine his ancestor who was Barborously Murder'd in this place by the Scots in 1483 for his good service to his country against their thefts and Robbery as he was returning home from the church Alone where he had been at his private Devotions."

Local climate

Loraine Memorial Stone C.60 Yards South-West of Kirkharle Manor receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% 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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