The High Stone is a Grade II listed building in the Barnsley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1986. Carved rock outcrop.

The High Stone

WRENN ID
tattered-trefoil-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South MP: Stephanie Peacock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 December 1986
Type
Carved rock outcrop
Address
The High Stone, Ridgewalk Way
OS grid reference
SE 347 048
Coordinates
53.53873, -1.47733
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The High Stone is a carved natural rock outcrop located on Worsbrough Ridgewalk Way. The carving is dated 1756 and is likely associated with the Earl of Strafford. This naturally-bedded sandstone outcrop has a flat face facing southwest, featuring three blind, round-arched recesses beneath a sunken, shouldered panel that bears the inscription 'S 1756'. It is possible that a gazebo structure overlooking Wentworth Castle was originally attached to it.

Local climate

The High Stone receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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